Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is an important issue. I walked the area some time ago with the relatives. As the House knows, money has been set aside in the Office of Public Works for a commemorative process. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, is chairing the committee dealing with the issue, in which he has a particular interest. To be honest, there are quite a number of complications about the ownership of the site and the planning permission issued for Nos. 14-17 Moore Street which encompasses the national monument site. However, it should be possible to arrive at a resolution, if that is the correct word, or a situation where one could have a very decent outcome to a lot of the deliberations in this regard. I ask Deputy Gerry Adams to deal directly with the Minister who is chairing the committee and has visited the site and, possibly, the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of public Works, Deputy Brian Hayes, in order that he might receive a more detailed response. I do not want to say anything that will put him on the wrong track. It is an important entity and, if we get it right, I foresee a brilliant opportunity for people to understand how a small country achieved its independence at the start of the last century.

I was going to say the Deputy was more interested in the greenbacks than the Greens, but I will refrain from doing so.

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