Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Before we do that, I wish to ask why most of us had to find out about the reorganisation of local government through the media and why this committee has been bypassed essentially in that it was not given any kind of briefing on this. I have seen absolutely nothing on this other than what I heard from listening to "News At One". Some respect must be shown for this committee. This is outrageous. I want to make that point.