The deputy chief executive of Dublin City Council has said there will be a memorial to the survivors of the former Magdalene Laundry at a site in Sean McDermott Street, in Dublin, which looks set to be sold to hotel developers.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Brendan Kenny said: "There will definitely be a memorial for the residents of the Magdalene home," and "that will be stitched into the development agreement with the developer".
He said he personally intends to meet the survivor groups to reach agreement on what would be an appropriate and significant memorial.
He said there is a proposal to sell the site to a Japanese hotel chain, and a final decision will be taken on that in February or March.
Mr Kenny said the site, which had been owned by Dublin City Council, has been derelict for 20 years, adding that the proposal is to develop a 350-room hotel, 140 apartments for students, a supermarket, community centre and a theatre.
He said Dublin City Council would get €14.5m for the site, which would be pumped into infrastructure in the city, with half of it ringfenced for the Sean McDermott Street area.
He said this was "a chance of a lifetime for the area".
