Dublin City Council last night voted to reject the controversial Moore Street land swap deal.

It would have seen a transfer of 14 to 17 Moore Street into council ownership in exchange for 24 and 25 Moore Street.

Chartered Land owns 14 to 17, which has a national monument status, and wanted to exchange it for 24-25 which is owned by the council at the moment.

Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha welcomed the vote, and called for a full and independent battlefield site survey to be carried out.

"It is very welcome that DCC, by majority vote, rejected the proposed land swap deal which would have seen most of the historic Moore Street terrace demolished," he said.

"It is now vital that a full and independent battlefield site survey is carried out. It is also essential that Minister Heather Humphreys brings together all concerned to come up with a new plan to protect, preserve and develop this historic quarter of our city".

The buildings of 14 to 17 Moore Street were the last meeting place and headquarters of the provisional government, which was set up during 1916.

The buildings are widely reported to be the site of the final surrender of the 1916 rebels.