Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

We want, not alone Nos. 14-17 Moore Street preserved and developed but the entire terrace preserved and developed. We then want that collectively we use our imaginations, ingenuity and foresight to develop fully the battle site up to and including the GPO and all the lanes I mentioned earlier. It is fair to say that no individual political party can claim the legacy of 1916 for itself but we can fairly say that it is the responsibility of every party and elected Member of this House to ensure tha memory is honoured and that the national monument is truly one which honours the memory of those great heroic women and men.

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