Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)

I generally accept the Minister's proposal. When we discussed this matter on Committee Stage, I sought to come up with a formula that would achieve what the Minister has outlined, namely, that the areas around the Grangegorman site would get some sort of preference as distinct from what was originally proposed, which was that the two entire local electoral areas, which extend much beyond that area, would be included. The Minister has come up with a fair compromise.

The purpose of amendment No. 3 is simply to give recognition to the fact that the areas surrounding the Grangegorman redevelopment site contain a range of residents and community organisations which have a long-standing interest in the site and have been awaiting the redevelopment of this area for some time. Given their interest, concern and obvious involvement with the site due to living adjacent to it, I felt that the members of such organisations, in particular, should be represented or that the areas they represented should make up the Grangegorman neighbourhood.

I accept the Minister's proposal. I am grateful to her for making the map available because it makes the situation clearer and shows where the wards are. It is a reasonable compromise between the two options and achieves what I sought to achieve in my amendment. Therefore, I am happy to withdraw my amendment. I accept the Minister has moved on this since Committee Stage.

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