Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, I do not wish to know the cost, but I wonder whether bureaucracy has gone mad. Some local authorities have implemented the safety legislation in a different manner. Can something be done to reduce costs?

Today, all of the talk has been about a certain matter. Therefore, I cannot let the opportunity pass without saying that vacant houses in local authorities should be used. Can something be done about the matter straight away?

We have Comhairle na nÓg, or youth councils, but it would be great to have something similar for senior citizens, a Comhairle na nAostach. I would be grateful to the delegation if they could promote the idea. Without devolution of power, the idea of a mayor for Dublin will go out to the people. If we do not have devolution of power it is another office.