Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The disappointing part of all of this is the obvious enthusiasm when the proposal relating to the Dunnes Stores site came before the authority. I made the comparison with my own university, which is Dublin City University, DCU. There is huge pride in the area at the work and the outreach DCU does. There would be a major level of enthusiasm surrounding any new capital project. I asked if that enthusiasm clouded the judgment of the authority. At the time I was told that was not the case. The major disappointment is that neither inner-city site ultimately became available or was progressed. There is now an unfunded proposal sitting there. What are the plans for the site and, more importantly, for the university's operation in the city centre?