The establishment of a consultative group aiming to come up with a long term a solution for Moore Street in Dublin to ensure that it is sustainable and workable has been welcomed by Labour.

Minister Joan Burton said the group should involve local businesses, members of local communities, Dublin City Council, the Office of Public Works (OPW), and the Heritage Minister's, Heather Humphreys, own department.

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She said: "I have seen the properties in Moore St and they are in a very precarious condition, but they are the very heart of the story of the 1916 Rising, and it would be reprehensible if the Government were to allow the Centenary year pass without any real progress being made to bring about a long-term solution.

"It is incumbent on the minister to ensure that the group is given every opportunity to come up with a long term a solution for Moore St that is sustainable and workable.

"And given the fact that we are half way through the Centenary year, the Minister must do everything possible in a timely manner, to secure the future of the street as an area of special historic interest."

(CD/LM)