The programme for Government contains a commitment to develop a cultural plan for future commemorative events such as the centenary of the Easter Rising in 2016. This morning a number of other Oireachtas Members and I visited Moore Street and the buildings there which have been deemed to constitute a national monument and which stand in a state of considerable decay. The Taoiseach visited the same location and described it and the surrounding area as the "laneways of history". There is a clear view that this entire battlefield site should be preserved. I understand the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, brought a memo on this matter to the Cabinet this morning. The relatives of the signatories to the 1916 Proclamation who were with us on the plinth outside the Houses earlier were not informed of this fact or given any notification in respect of it. The memo was given to the media, which is unfortunate. Will the Taoiseach provide the Dáil with the detail of the memo?

This is an important issue which has been discussed in the House on many occasions. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht brought a memo to Government this morning and a decision was made in respect of it. As the Deputy is aware, the national monument comprises Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. No. 16 is the location at which the final council of war took place and is owned by a company which is in possession of planning permission from Dublin City Council for a very extensive development.

It is owned by NAMA.

The Minister is concerned that buildings to the rear of Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street, which were in existence either in 1916 or beforehand, should not be demolished. He is also concerned with regard to the proposal to put an underground car park in place beneath Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. For that reason, he recommended to the Cabinet that approval be given for the element of the development for Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street - including conservation, presentation, interpretation, etc. - in respect of which there is no difficulty but that he would refuse to allow the demolition of buildings to the rear and the installation of an underground car park. The Government accepted the Minister's recommendation.

It is a mistake of historic proportions to give a developer who was part of the inner circle relating to the former Anglo Irish Bank permission to develop a shopping mall adjacent to a site of historic importance.

The Deputy can raise this matter in another way.