Mr. Tony Smithers:

That was very well put. The Cathaoirleach speaks so passionately about this. I have been involved in Ballyfermot for a long time and I remember the Cathaoirleach and her family. I am back here again and I am as passionate to make sure we make those improvements for people's lives and we make huge improvements in Labre Park. There have been many false dawns on Labre Park, with people waiting on redevelopment and living in substandard conditions, but there have been vast improvements. As I said, there is more to do. On some of the individual issues such as the older couple and the shower that the Cathaoirleach has raised, I will take them up personally and speak to her directly on those.

I do not envisage any challenges regarding Part 8. We work very well with the community and the councillors. The councillors are strong advocates for Labre Park. I commend all the councillors in that ward on the work they do.

Some of them sit on our LTACC, so I do not envisage such challenges. I envisage that we will push the timeframe. I forgot to mention that, most importantly, Dublin City Council, which is very committed, is appointing a project manager to Labre Park to oversee the timeframe, make sure there are no blockages and foresee what is going to happen. The manager will always be proactive to ensure we deliver on what we have said we will deliver.

I respectfully disagree on one point. We do not force people from their homes. The good thing now is that with the new, revised plan, we are providing extra accommodation in Labre Park. We can maybe accommodate other families to come back to Labre Park. We would have to look at that and work closely with BTAP on that.