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

Okay. That is a progressive way of doing business. If we are being honest with one another, we know that there are tensions on both sides in all of the areas mentioned in the report. It all boils down to where resources are being spent and where resources are coming from. That is where this is really being driven. People in Drogheda say people coming across the border from County Meath are accessing their services, but they are not getting any of the funds raised from the local property tax on the Meath side of the border. The Minister of State has provided an outline of his plans to address such deficiencies. Perhaps he might flesh out how it would come to pass. He has dealt specifically with spatial and transport planning. We both know what is at play. An attempt is being made to acquire resources. That was specifically at play in the scenario in my home county. People on one side could see significant resources being raised on the other side. It was all about where the money was going.