Councillor Hughie McElvaney: Deputy Noel Coonan asked what was the biggest change we would like to see introduced. I would like to see an extension of the period between one election and another. Five years is far too short. On the overall issue of reform mentioned by Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú, the office of the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, was wielding an axe against town councils and we all took cover in case we would all be wiped off the face of the earth, so to speak. If reform is required, we certainly have suffered as local public representatives. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy spoke about female participation in local government. LAMA would not be the right authority to encourage women to become involved in politics because we are all public representatives and one never knows who is coming up the back way, particularly a good looking lady who might take one's seat. I will not be hypocritical and say we should take it on board. Municipal authorities will never do the work of town councils which are authorities that look after the interests of their towns. The know what their boundaries are. Excellent public representatives were members of town councils and had good staff whom people knew. People are codding themselves if they believe a county council will do the work in municipal authority areas that has been done by town councils.