Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Exactly. Mr. McIntyre referred to the vision in the context of Cavan. I come from County Meath. We have the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, the new centre that has opened in Trim and the theatre in Ratoath. That came from the vision of Meath County Council. I was a councillor at the time. I turned the sod on and opened the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan when I was a councillor. That came from a collaboration of the arts community and the local authority pursuing that dream and making sure the centre was fit for purpose. We discussed this earlier in the year. Some county councils are better than others in this sphere. I will get to Mr. Croffy in a moment. In one sense, I would hate to take this away from that level of local government. Too much has been taken from local government. I appreciate what the witnesses are saying in terms of a national framework but I had more trust in Meath County Council to make sure it got that job done and accessed funding at a national level. It then wanted to drive on, so it created the additional centre in Trim. It is trying to meet that-----