Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)

Exactly. I grew up beside one of the poorest areas in Dublin, Keogh Square. At one stage some 900 people lived there. People in Keogh Square will emphasise that they were not disadvantaged. They may have been poor but they had a quality of life, good parenting and parents who worked. They had bread and butter on the table for their tea, it was not always a sausage and egg supper. However, they were stand alone people. The views of the people I listen to resound in my ear all the time: they do not want to be labelled anymore. This has destroyed communities and made them no-go areas in many ways and we do not want that. Last week I visited School Street School in the heart of the Liberties. It is an excellent school. Children go there from Oliver Bond flats and School Street and around. They are the best of children, the best of families and there is the best of support from the parents. However, they are labelled. I call on the Minister to consider this in some way. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me some extra time.

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