Niall Ó Brolcháin (Green Party)

It is appropriate that there would be a debate. However, I want to make the important point that lessons need to be learned from these issues relating to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

I am sick and tired of listening to these debates as if Dublin were the only place on the planet. Many projects in other ports such as Cork, Galway and Waterford are also important. Mistakes were made with the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. However, a large development for Galway city is planned involving the area around Ceannt Station and the harbour. This is a much more significant development to Galway than the Dublin docklands one was to Dublin but here we are just fussing about Dublin all the time. In any debate on docklands it is important lessons are learned and all harbour authorities examined.