DARRAGH O'BRIEN TD
  • HOME
  • About Darragh
  • News
  • Parliamentary Questions
    • Housing, Planning & Local Government PQ's
    • School PQs
    • Foreign Affairs PQS
    • Oral Questions
  • Newsletters
  • Videos
  • PHOTOS
  • FIANNA FAIL
  • CONTACT
  • DATA Protection Statement

News

Ministers O’Brien and Noonan Welcome Moore Street Advisory Group Report

6/5/2021

 
Mr Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Mr Malcolm Noonan TD, were today presented with the final Report of the Moore Street Advisory Group (MSAG).
The report contains key recommendations to the Ministers on the future of the Moore Street area, including the way forward for the 1916 national monument at Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street, the Moore Street market, and the Hammerson plan for the Dublin Central Site which has the job creation potential of 8,600 jobs in the construction phase and 2,600 permanent posts thereafter
The Moore Street Advisory Group began work on its final report in December 2020. The Group’s task was to achieve consensus between stakeholders, including Street Traders, 1916 Relatives and the owners of the Dublin Central Site, Hammerson, who are soon to apply to Dublin City Council for planning permission for its new development proposals.  The Group is chaired by Dr Tom Collins and also includes members of the Oireachtas, Dublin City Councillors, and representatives of Moore Street campaign groups.  
Minister O’Brien praised the work of the group and paid tribute to it for achieving a consensus vision among the wide range of stakeholders:
“I want to thank the Advisory Group and its predecessors for all of their hard work and commitment over several years which has culminated in this final and visionary report. I also thank the external stakeholders for their positive engagement on this matter. In particular, I want to express my appreciation to Dr Tom Collins for his dedicated chairing of this group.”

“I particularly welcome the report’s finding that Hammerson has very substantially expanded the portfolio of pre-1916 fabric and buildings that will now be retained as part of the development proposals. The history and heritage of O’Connell Street and the Moore Street area require this and ensures the new plans can be aligned with the objectives of protecting the national monument at 14 -17, opening it to the public as a 1916 commemorative centre and resonating the mercantile, social and political heritage of the area of Dublin. Reviving the markets and giving Dublin a national main street and historic area to be proud of is to be welcomed.  This report is crucial to the revitalisation of this part of our capital city.”
Minister of State Noonan said the work and advice of the Group has contributed to “the step change we now have away from the previous plans for an indoor shopping centre in the Moore Street area to a much more mixed-use development, including a significant residential component, with reduced car parking and an emphasis on walking, cycling and public transport, that also embraces the street market and the revolutionary history of the area.”  
“I too welcome the fact that the Advisory Group now has a consensus vision that they see as representing – in the words of their own report – a once in a generation opportunity.  The Group’s recommendations, its commitment to the street traders and its work with all stakeholders in relation to remembrance and commemoration of 1916 events will ensure the preservation and development of the urban heritage in a culturally and historically sensitive manner. A confluence of positive related initiatives point towards the real possibility of the long overdue regeneration of the heart of Dublin town and I am most grateful to the MSAG and its chair for their dedication, collaboration and work.”
Both Ministers said that they looked forward to seeing early progress with all the critical elements needed to rejuvenate and arrest the decline of this iconic part of the city which is so important to Dubliners and visitors alike. They confirmed that funding has now been allocated by the Department to complete the conservation of the State owned buildings at Nos. 14 -17 Moore Street, where the final actions of the 1916 Rising were played out, and to create new visitor and exhibition facilities to the rear. They are also aware that Dublin City Council has major plans for rejuvenating the street marked and that Hammerson will very shortly be applying for planning permission for its Dublin Central site that extends from Moore Street over to the former Carlton Cinema on O’Connell Street. 

Comments are closed.
    Picture

    NEWS

    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015

Darragh O'Brien TD


Address

Darragh O'Brien TD
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2

Telephone

T:  01-6183802

Email

For all constituency related queries please don’t hesitate to contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01-6183802
Postal Address: Dáil Éireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

For all Department of Climate, Environment and Energy related queries please don't hesitate to contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01-6782000
Postal Address: Tom Johnson House, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 K7X4.
Website: www.gov.ie/decc/

For  all Department of Transport related queries please don't hesitate to contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01-6041062
Postal Address: Department of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02 TR60.
Website:
www.gov.ie/transport/
 




  • HOME
  • About Darragh
  • News
  • Parliamentary Questions
    • Housing, Planning & Local Government PQ's
    • School PQs
    • Foreign Affairs PQS
    • Oral Questions
  • Newsletters
  • Videos
  • PHOTOS
  • FIANNA FAIL
  • CONTACT
  • DATA Protection Statement