Mr. Terence Coskeran:

I thank the Chair and other members of the committee for affording me this opportunity. If this is not resolved, individuals like me will be sent letters and sent on a merry-go-round. In my dealings with public representatives, some have been very supportive and some have not been so supportive, but at least the members of the committee have listened. All I want to do is end this and get people to stand up and say they will do what they signed up to do. The Chairman said that the load should not be carried by me. However, the council has added its load to my load but there is only one person pushing the barrow, namely me. It is terrible for someone nearing his seventieth year, facing his last few years on this earth and doing what I do. I am involved with Kilross Tidy Towns, I volunteer with the Order of Malta, and I am involved with Aherlow GAA. Why can I not be left to enjoy my last few years instead of having this tormenting me morning, noon and night, Sunday, Monday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve and on birthdays and wedding anniversaries, with my long-suffering wife, Margaret, at home and my two children? It is not on.