Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

One of the more odious aspects of the Taoiseach's contribution to the Fine Gael Ard-Fheis on Saturday was when he said, "It is time to have pride again in our capital city", as if Fine Gael had not held the justice Ministry for the past 13 years. He went on to say he would immediately convene a Dublin city centre task force, bringing together the council, retailers, business, community groups and the Garda. Will the Tánaiste tell me what his understanding of this task force is? As he will be aware, I have been asking for such a task force for about two years now. What sort of budget will be applied to it? How will the task force the Taoiseach talks about differ from the task force for the inner city already initiated under the Department? How will it differ from the joint policing committee for Dublin City Council? How will it differ from the initiative already under way by DublinTown? What is this task force? Who is involved in it? Has it been discussed at Cabinet or is it just more bluster?

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