Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is it? Sorry, but I was interrupted for at least two minutes. To sum up, I agree with the sentiments contained in the motion. A lot of this matter has to be with co-operation between Dublin City Council and central government to get either a commission or something set up. We need that because there are a lot of issues about people coming back to live in the inner city or the main parts of the city. Public transport is another issue. We have a major problem with public transport in this city, especially in the centre of the city.

As I said earlier, we have a city that we are proud of, we have a city that we sell to the world and tourists come to this city. The majority of tourists who come to Ireland stay in Dublin city and do not travel outside it. We would like to see them visit Kilkenny, Cork, Clare, Galway and other places in the country.

Another issue is policing. When one travels to a major capital city one will see a greater presence of police and, therefore, feel safer. The Garda must be seen on the streets. At present we have a problem in Dublin city with tourists and ordinary citizens being accosted by beggars. The matter must be addressed if we are going to have a proper city and one of which we are proud.