Mr. Richard Shakespeare:

Fundamentally, yes. As other speakers have said, it would bring some coherence to the Dublin region, to call it that. Much of the time when people talk about Dublin, they forget about Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin and Fingal. I do not see why it would not have a unifying impact. However, it all depends on the powers that are vested in the areas the Deputy has described. It has a great opportunity, but if it is not properly resourced, I do not think it will go anywhere.