Ms Virginia Teehan:

I thank the Senator for her question. It is a great pleasure to be here and I thank the committee for its very welcome invitation. As the Senator has said, we have had some discussions with the group involved in the development of Moore Street and encouraged that collaborative approach, as outlined in the Irish Heritage Trust report. That report identifies many of the significant challenges facing Moore Street and the attempts to resolve the issues involved in celebrating the very significant past that is the street, particularly 100 years ago, but equally as a trading street and part of our living capital city. As Dr. Moloney said, we will continue to collaborate with the National Museum of Ireland, the Heritage Trust and the advisory group to provide support in whatever way we can and we will encourage that in whatever way possible.