Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2025-02-12
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The Dublin city task force is very important, as is its report. Dublin City Council has a fundamental obligation here as well. Local authorities in general are primarily responsible for their city centres. I say that in good faith. This idea that has emanated from the report that we would simply charge every public body rates is simply another way of getting a grant from the Government. This has been a standard situation for decades all over the country and including other cities too. I am not, therefore, that well disposed to that proposal. I much prefer if there are specific issues on which the State can intervene, through housing, for example. I was at the Rotunda outpatients department that was opened recently on O'Connell Street. It is offering a substantial, brilliant service for women and mothers-to-be and so on, while at the same time creating real and substantial economic activity and footfall in the heart of Dublin city.

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Sitting date: 2025-02-12