Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2022
79. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the organisations or persons he or the Minister for State have met in the past two years in relation to development plans (details supplied); the number of meeting requests which were turned down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3190/22]
View answerDetails of Ministers’ engagements are published periodically on my Department’s website and I will arrange for the relevant weblink to be circulated with the official record.
www.gov.ie/en/collection/5f6f1-ministers-diaries/
Of those who have requested to meet with me, many were already represented on The Moore Street Advisory Group. Indeed I met with this group at one of its first meetings in December 2020. This group, which included 1916 Relatives, street traders and Oireachtas members last year presented its final report to Minister O’Brien and myself, putting forward a number of important recommendations on how the street and its market could be rejuvenated and how the national monument buildings at Nos. 14 – 17 Moore St. could be presented to the public as a 1916 Commemorative Centre.
As Minister, I am precluded from commenting on a live planning case under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 so am unable to meet with any groups to discuss a planning application while a case is live.
I also receive numerous types of requests to attend and officiate at events, to visit sites, and to meet with individuals or groups. Unfortunately due to time pressure I am unable to agree to everything presented to me. I did receive some requests for meetings from parties interested in the development plans referred to, however I must reiterate that many of those requesters were represented on the MSAG with whom I met.
