Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy McLellan comprehensively outlined the importance of the site and I share her views. I appreciate the intricacies of the planning system and the sensitivities involved but can the Minister indicate a definite timeframe in which a decision will be made on Nos. 14-17 Moore Street? It was previously suggested that tripartite meetings should be arranged between the National Museum, the Department and the developer. Have those meetings taken place? Is the Minister in a position to provide a briefing to Opposition spokespersons on the matter? There may be aspects which would be useful for us to learn but he may not want to put them into the public realm.

On the general issue of heritage and the Rising and the revolution, will the Minister consider developing a revolutionary heritage trail in Dublin which might take in significant sites around the city? The sites associated with various artists and writers are an important element of heritage tourism in Dublin and there is similar potential for the history of the Rising.

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