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

I welcome the opportunity to discuss local government reform proposals this morning. I also welcome the Minister of State and his officials and to thank him for the engagement in looking at the deficiencies of the system in place. I have said it many times that what was done five years ago was exceptionally damaging to our democracy, in particular the impact it has had on urban areas. Deputy O'Dowd touched on a few of these points but he went extremely lightly over these issues. I hear Deputy O'Dowd on my local radio station day in, day out and he must not have had his Weetabix this morning because-----