Mr. John Tierney:

There was a considerable amount of debate at the time. There was a considerable amount of consultation on the various designations and the different permissions. The council, as I said, had commissioned as far back as 2005 a report specifically on the area. One can see the changing nature of the debate in that, as far back as 1998, the permission was for full demolition. The position changed fairly dramatically during the period up to the application in 2008.

We are in a process. I repeat what Mr. Keogan stated, that our understanding is that, since the application by the developer for consent to carry out the works was made, further steps are being taken with the Department to see if there is a way to reinforce and extend the commitment to commemorate the 1916 event appropriately. We are not privy to those discussions. If something comes out of that, it will have to be declared as part of the environmental impact statement which, in turn, will go on public display for further consultation. We will see whether it addresses any of the issues that have been expressed.