Appropriation Bill 2021 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2021-12-16
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

I am not a Minister of State at the Department of Finance. I am at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. However, I am in the same corridor as the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and if Senator Buttimer sends me the specifics of proposals to support the hospitality sector, I would be very happy to give them to the Minister.
Senator McDowell is absolutely right in his comments about Limerick. Dividing societies is a bad idea. It is a hazard of zoning. It is important in planning that we do not create ghettos or isolate people. I congratulate my colleague Councillor Saša Novak on the work she did in drawing attention to a very large wall beside Moyross that seemed to have been constructed to divide one community from another place. This is not a reasonable thing to do in any society and was shocking to see.
Recently, I was in Limerick to visit the Government procurement office there and to oversee the national broadband plan. I was very impressed by how beautiful Limerick looks on a sunny day. People were sitting out by the river. It is a fine city altogether. I have great hopes for its regeneration.

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Sitting date: 2021-12-16