Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

For the clarification of the Minister of State, his reply states that Dublin Tourism received unsolicited submissions from a number of interested parties to house the railway. Last week the organisation stated it had had a public competition to this end which was not correct. I contradicted it at the time and am glad to see Dublin Tourism has changed the statement. Its efforts to find a suitable home were intended simply to store the railway not to provide a permanent home. The answer that was provided to the Minister of State is therefore not correct.

Can I take it from the answer, which states that any final agreement reached will be in keeping with the terms of the original covenant of bestowal to the State, that no final decision has been taken? When he sees the Malahide Casino I am sure the Minister of State will agree that within his portfolio there is an opportunity to secure a very important building that would locate this fantastic collection adjacent to a train station. Any person in his or right mind would not believe Busáras could be used as a tourism hub for such a unique collection. All the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, need to do between them is knock a few heads together and ensure this. No agreement has been entered into as per this answer. Let us not waste €1 million. I am sure we can find some very good projects in Kerry to spend it on, or anywhere else around the country.