Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

Today is world book day. I welcome the fact that on "Morning Ireland" this morning, Maeve Binchy was heard to intervene on the closure of Sallynoggin library. While I know it is a specific issue, it is one that goes to the heart of how we design our policies. We have a national policy on social inclusion and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has a policy on social inclusion reflected in its development plans. When it comes to the reality, the words mean nothing when it comes to the closure of this library, which has 1,300 members and had 22,000 books lent in a single year. It is a disgrace. It defies logic that this library is to close.