A High Court judge is to visit a site on Moore Street which is at the centre of a court action by the 1916 Relatives Association.
Mr Justice Max Barrett agreed to view the site before he begins hearing the action next Tuesday.
The case is aimed at preventing the demolition of certain buildings on Moore Street close to the national monuments on the street where the leaders of the Easter Rising gathered in 1916.
The historical significance of the buildings is in dispute.
This morning, counsel for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said the case was urgent because the minister was facing penalties under the current building contract for any delays to the project.
Senior Counsel Michael McDowell urged the judge to visit the site and to view a computer-generated video of what was proposed.
Mr McDowell said part of the State's case would be that many of the buildings involved were from the 1960s and had no significance while others were in a state of ruin in 1916 and were built in the 1920s.
Senior Counsel for the Relatives Association Conleth Bradley said these were matters which would be "hotly contested" at the full hearing of the case.
The action against the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has been taken by Colm Moore, a nominee of the 1916 Relatives Association.
Mr Moore, from Sandyford Road in Dublin, sought an injunction to prevent the demolition or interference with buildings numbered 13 to 19 on Moore St, pending the outcome of judicial review proceedings.
However, an undertaking was given not to demolish any buildings before the case is heard.
The case centres on a dispute over the historical significance of some of the buildings on either side of the national monument.
Numbers 14 to 17 were designated as national monuments.
They are believed to be the last buildings where the leaders of the rising gathered.
Mr Moore argues that the designation should extend to the lands and buildings at numbers 13, 18 and 19.
He also claims that lands and buildings at numbers 6,7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19 Moore Lane are protected by law.
Leave to seek a judicial review was granted in December and the full hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
