Public Parks
Seanad Éireann — 2025-03-06
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Chris Andrews (SF), Labour Panel

I thank the Minister of State. None of the issues I raised were addressed. The Save the Iveagh Gardens campaign is not happy with any proposals to destroy the area.
The long boundary wall will be destroyed.
I invite the Minister of State to visit the gardens at lunchtime. They are magnificent. The OPW does a very good job within the boundary walls, but to allow the destruction of the Iveagh Gardens is wrong. This proposal will lead to them being destroyed. The response of the Minister of State is not accurate. The Save the Iveagh Gardens campaign is very concerned about any proposals. There is already a children's science museum 10 km from here. This is not needed. Families need the gardens. We do not need a vanity project for a private charity.
Perhaps the Minister of State could investigate why the ICML charity has offices in the National Concert Hall building. Is it paying anything at all for those offices? This is an important question that needs to be answered. The Iveagh Gardens are a jewel in Dublin's crown and they have to be protected. Very little of the Minister of State's answer was accurate.

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Sitting date: 2025-03-06