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

To respond to the Minister's last comment, I would encourage him to go down to Rutland National School in his own constituency. It has just received an electricity bill that creates a risk it will have to close its doors. That is not the issue I intended to raise, however.

It has been 157 days since the report of the Dublin city task force was launched to great fanfare. We remember all the Ministers and all the press releases and yet, 157 days later, there is none of the funding. This is not a local issue for me. This is about how we respect the main thoroughfare of our capital city. A CSO report published yesterday captured once again the challenges for businesses in the city centre, highlighting a marked increase in crime and theft from 2023 to 2024. The Minister claimed to be a pro-business candidate. He understands the impact this is having on businesses in our capital city. When will funding be released for the Dublin city task force so we can get the capital city to the state it should be in?

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