Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would appreciate that. I might follow up with a letter to Mr. Mulvey with some observations. I thank him.

I want to discuss the future of the GPO site, which has been raised. The RTÉ link was curious because the GPO was where the organisation started. I do not know if RTÉ needs to relocate or outsource but it would seem to be quite an unusual place for a broadcaster to go back to. I am not sure where the suggestion came from.

O'Connell Street has struggled in recent years with dereliction and antisocial behaviour. It is our main thoroughfare and I love it dearly, as most Dubs do. Notwithstanding what Mr. Mulvey said about particular behaviour and some difficulties in and around the area, the GPO has remained a beacon of vitality. I hope the connection with the post office will be retained and not just for sentimental and historical reasons but because it has managed to sustain itself in the heart of that street when other parts of the street, buildings and former cinemas, have added to the dereliction. We need to recognise that the GPO has done a lot of heavy lifting to retain some degree of positivity towards the main thoroughfare. I want to put that point across.