Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I thank Mr. Conlon. Before I finish, I will move on to a couple of local issues. I represent the Louth constituency, which takes in parts of east Meath. Sticking with Louth to begin with, the jewel of the heritage crown in Drogheda is St. Laurence's Gate. I have been conversing with the OPW about getting it open to the public. I am one of the very few people in the town who climbed St. Laurence's Gate several years ago as part of an arts festival. I know at first hand the benefits of it. It was opened again last year for a small number of people. Is there any update on proposals or works to open the gate permanently to the public and use it as a tourist attraction and to improve the surrounding public realm by creating a civic space? I have a commitment from the OPW that it will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders and so on but in my nine years as a public representative there has been no progress to date. I am very keen to see some movement on this in the near future.