Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)

I support the amendment in the interests of openness and transparency. To notify the public of its deliberations in this regard is the least a local authority should do. This stands to reason and I do not know why the Minister of State is not accepting the amendment. It seems to me to be common sense that a local authority would be obliged to give its reasons to the bodies concerned. I do no think it would harm anyone if the amendment were accepted. It would copperfasten the requirement for local authorities to give explanations for their deliberations.

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