asked the Minister for Local Government if he will ensure that the area between Christ Church and the River Liffey, Dublin, is preserved as an open space.
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This would be a matter for Dublin Corporation. I should state, however, that the area in question was acquired by the Corporation as a site for new civic offices. Acquisition was by means of a compulsory purchase order made by the Corporation and confirmed by the Minister for Local Government in 1964 after the holding of a public local inquiry. On the 27th July, 1972, planning permission was granted on appeal for the construction on the site of civic offices, council chamber, public concourse, shops and a bank.