Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Councillors all over the country have made submissions on this issue. Councillors must be heard, including through the committees of the Oireachtas. Local authority requests for funding from the central government fund are not being heard. As I said, it is not possible for the local authorities to increase charges further and many of them are facing huge staff shortages. There is no funding. Many local authorities are under pressure in terms of staffing and that needs to be addressed.

I ask that consideration be given to the issues I have raised. Councillors are suffering and that is not fair.