Councillor Noel Bourke: I will respond to the points made Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy who spoke about district councils. That will present a major challenge to those who will be elected next May, particularly in areas where town councils have been operating effectively, which is true of most towns, but which will not have town councils after next May. A problem arose in the sense that some towns did not have town councils, while some large towns had town commissions. There were many inconsistencies in that regard and something had to be done. We would prefer if what is happening now did not happen, but it will happen from the time of the next local elections onwards. That will present a major challenge for those who will be elected in the different areas to expand on that role to make it constructive and positive. That is an issue to which LAMA is giving attention in that we want to make a success of district councils. On attracting female candidates to become public representatives, we recognise that this is a problem. In addition, attracting young people, both male and female, into local politics is becoming a problem because many employers do not want to employ a member of the local council who may take time off to attend meetings or make telephone calls during the day. If a young person, be it a male or a female, wants to develop his or her career in tandem with becoming involved in local politics, that can create an obstacle in that would-be employers do not want to hire such individuals. They might not admit it, but it is an issue. There is no easy answer to it, but it must be addressed. We will all have to put our heads together to try to address it.