Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

I join with the Minister in offering our good wishes for a speedy recovery to all those who were injured. I totally support the Minister's call for an audit of the building, following which an immediate investment should be made in the museum. For some time, I have been calling for a significant investment in the structures not only of the Natural History Museum, but also the National Museum and the National Writers' Museum. This incident is a wake-up call. I urge the Minister to follow up on this rigorously and not to delay the implementation of a programme to ensure the building is safe not only for the staff but also for the thousands of people who visit the museum everyyear.

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