Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Again that comes down to the extent of the boundaries that were in place. They did not actually reflect the size of the towns that emanated during the 2000s. Navan was one of the few towns that was given a boundary extension under the then Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, former Deputy John Gormley. That is part of the wider debate around giving a firm footprint to the urban centres that actually exist now as a result of the building that took place during the 1990s and early 2000s. We must respect and represent those new town centres, including those that had no town councils heretofore.