Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This issue has been raised by Deputies Shortall and Gannon earlier. It needs a multifaceted response. It is not just a policing issue. The dereliction on the street is important. The development around Moore Street and O'Connell Street is important - that we transform the infrastructure on the street - and I know the Deputy's party opposes that development. I believe, given all the discussions we have had on the matter, that if the development continues to be opposed, we will witness another ten years of dereliction with all that that brings. We have to deal with the drug trafficking, community amenities, dereliction and the need to modernise the streetscape of the city.

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