Ivor Callely (Fianna Fail)

I support the call for a debate on Dublin. I congratulate the city manager and his team in Dublin City Council on the work done in the development of our capital over recent years. A number of serious issues and challenges face the city. Some work has been done on the 2030 vision project and we must give credit to those involved. One of the big issues facing the capital is the development of the port and whether the development should be in the area just outside the city in Bremore, which has much public support and which would protect the amenities in Dublin Bay. We will see the outcome of the process.

A new political office that is likely to hold serious influence and a large budget is that of the directly elected mayor of the city. We should have an open debate on this to ensure the public knows the consequences of the development of the office and its impact.

Will the Leader arrange a briefing on the co-ordination between the Garda Síochána and the Prison Service, especially on the serving of warrants? I raise this in light of the horrific case before Mr. Justice Birmingham yesterday, involving Michael Murphy also known as Michael Barrett, where there was a delay in processing a European warrant for a person with a litany of serious convictions for rape and manslaughter and who went on to carry out an horrific offence in a Dublin hotel. Will the Leader arrange for an appropriate briefing on the process involved in the serving of these warrants and why in this instance was there such a delay?