Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----will be provided for it. I will welcome the debate this evening.

On the Dolphin report, we are all agreed on the importance of the flagship children's hospital project going ahead. It did not do so under the last Government, but this Government is committed to proceeding with it. It is an important project and everyone will agree that we must get its location right. In response to yesterday's Order of Business, I stated that the report would be going to the Cabinet and a decision would be made shortly. I now understand that time to be within the next two to three weeks. The Government members are as one and there is no division between Fine Gael and the Labour Party on this issue. We are committed to the hospital going ahead. It should be co-located with a maternity hospital and adjacent to an acute hospital, but we need to explore the different options and choose the right one.

I welcome today's switch from analogue to digital. It occurred at 10 a.m. following a large information campaign. I anticipate that everything will go smoothly. I commend the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, on leading the well-run information campaign.

A couple of weeks ago, I asked for a debate on the purple flag initiative under which urban districts can apply for an award showing that they are safe and pleasant places in which to socialise in the evening. I wish to mention another initiative in the same sort of spirit. Dublin City Council is carrying out a major rebranding of Dublin in advance of the Gathering and the plans for 2013. As part of that work, the Little Museum of Dublin has launched a uniquely Dublin competition, namely, to get Dubliners to answer the question, "What is so unique about Dublin?" I am privileged to be taking part in this wonderful initiative and I urge colleagues, particularly those based in Dublin, to get involved. It is a great campaign. The Olympics were a major boost for London this year in terms of regenerating disadvantaged areas and increasing tourism. Something similar could happen to Dublin in 2013 if matters are handled correctly. I commend the city council and the Little Museum of Dublin on their initiatives.