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Dail Éireann — 2024-05-23
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Kieran O'Donnell (FG), Limerick City

There is an issue with Lime Avenue, as Deputy Durkan is well aware. I have a fiduciary duty to staff in the OPW as well. We have had discussions with the unions. There are issues we need to deal with, including health and safety, and I want the report we are doing to be a common basis for discussion. Ultimately, we want to get Castletown House and the grounds fully reopened. There is a combination of factors we have to deal with. The public are uppermost in my mind but, equally, I have a duty to the staff, who clearly want to get back in as well. No stone will be left unturned. I look forward to continuing what has been a very constructive exchange with the working group, and we will take that up again next Tuesday.

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Sitting date: 2024-05-23