I understand from the media that a memo was brought to the Cabinet relating to the restoration of Dublin city centre. One of the suggestions that made the press was that RTÉ would be moved to the GPO -----

God, you are not going to do a somersault now, are you?

My question, and I will do a somersault if it turns out to be true, is whether there was a budget in the memo for any of its plans or whether that issue is just another publicity stunt for Fine Gael next week. Is this something serious about how we restore the city of Dublin? In that memo, is there a budget and is there a timeline?

First, I do not think the memo has come to the Government. I think it is due next week.

Tuesday, then. It was reported on “Morning Ireland” on Monday and in The Irish Times.

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Does the Tánaiste expect a budget? Will there be a budget?

It is a report that was sought on what the future should be. It will not have a full comprehensive budget for the next ten years but it is pointing the direction. It will be a catalyst for further debate, of that there is no doubt. The city council is already allocating resources to some of the objectives contained in the report. The GPO is something we do need to address. It is interesting that when An Post vacated the GPO, about 1,000 people went out of the city centre. Some of what I said earlier about footfall leaving the city centre because of remote working and other things are having an impact on services. O’Connell Street is a key issue for us. This Oireachtas has had different views about how O’Connell Street should be developed. It has probably been overly delayed in coming to a consensus on that issue but if we can resolve the issues around the GPO, which will need a lot of expenditure to get it right and fit for modern facilities and so on, that could help enormously.