Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Today I have to defer from my usual question, but I will be back to it again soon, in favour of the issue that arose in my constituency in the last week whereby at the State-owned Castletown House, access was intended to be denied by an adjoining new landowner, resulting in the prevention of access to the State-owned house and 200 acres or thereabouts. It was deemed that the State could not enter, maintain, allow the public, invite the public or continue to spend the monies that have been spent heretofore, on an annual basis, on the development of the estate, which is a preserved and heritage house. I call on all and sundry to concentrate all efforts possible, including an interim injunction, if necessary, to ensure that is successful. I recognise that discussions have been taking place for about ten days. Hopefully they will be successful.

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