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

Would the Minister be prepared in the very near future to have an informal engagement with each of the spokespersons about the commemoration ceremonies? There has been much public interest in the suggestion that the British royal family may have particular involvement in the 1916 Rising commemoration. Does the Minister have views on that or does she envisage taking any particular initiative in that regard? The site at Moore Street has been alluded to and I accept the Minister's response that she is not directly responsible for anything outside the curtilage of the national monument. None the less, it is incumbent on whoever holds the ministerial office to engage with Dublin City Council and planners to ensure the rest of the site would be developed sensitively. There must be some kind of active engagement in that regard, as the issue cannot be left to NAMA, Chartered Land or Dublin City Council. We have seen lately how one cannot always be enthusiastic about the decisions of the planning department at Dublin City Council.

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