Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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That is fine and I thank Ms. Farrelly. I have a question for Mr. Shakespeare on the pedestrianisation of streets. I will use South William Street as an example because it was only partially pedestrianised. As Mr. Shakespeare will know, that causes some issues because cars parks are located at either end of the street. The impression that has gone out is that the people who control the car parks control the pedestrianisation, which is bonkers because the people who control the car parks clearly have an interest that is entirely at odds with the goal of pedestrianisation. I would appreciate it were Mr. Shakespeare, particularly because he is here representing Dublin City Council, to respond to that. It seems that the partial pedestrianisation has worked. Is there an intention to expand this to facilitate more on-street dining etc. or is he content to facilitate the car park owners and confine the pedestrians into a small space?