Ms Amy Carey:

I am not an expert on other cities. I can speak about my experience in the Liberties, which is one of the oldest communities in the country. During the time I have been working there, the past 15 years, I have seen massive change. Some has been for the good, but a lot has been negative. There has been a lot of investment in business, development and the tourism industry. That is needed but it has been at the expense of the local community that has lived there for generations. A lot of the people there are now being moved out or cannot get suitable accommodation in their community and we are losing a lot of history and the culture of the area. It is becoming quite generic.