Progress is finally being made by the Office of Public Works, OPW, on a bridge over the River Liffey connecting to the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in the Dublin South-Central constituency. This bridge was originally planned in the 1930s. It has, however, been reported that the bridge will be closed in the early evenings. This seems to be ridiculous. The war memorial gardens are open and accessible 24 hours per day so access to the bridge should be too. I ask the Minister, through the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, to address yet another example of questionable decision-making by the OPW.

I thank the Deputy. I am not familiar with the specific operational matters that may have been set out by the OPW. I appreciate the point the Deputy has raised for residents and the wider community in the area. I will reflect that to the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW.

It is important that the OPW responds to the concerns and needs of residents and the wider community in its work.