Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)

There are positives and negatives in the Minister's reply. I am from East Wall and I went to school in King's Inn Street, which is in the heart of the Moore Street area. As someone who loved history, I loved taking that walk every morning and knowing I was walking on the same streets that the men and women from the garrison in the GPO walked. We have lost enough of the buildings that were associated with the Rising.

I note in a previous reply the Minister referred to the number of cultural visitors to Ireland. Does he not think making that whole area, which is a battlefield site, a historic quarter of Dublin would be a good idea, given the way people visiting Prague, Budapest and elsewhere visit similar areas? I ask the Minister to include the whole area, including O'Rahilly Parade where the O'Rahilly made his last stand and the laneways the men and women walked down. All the houses on Moore Street should also be protected, not just three houses. When the men and women surrendered, they moved down to the end of the street, so the whole area is reeking of history, which previous Governments have completely ignored to facilitate the development of the Carlton Cinema.

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