Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The vote in Limerick was 52% to 48%. Some 48% of the public in Limerick voted against the plebiscite. They are hugely important in our reflection on the mayoralty. It should not be a rash report; it should take that into account. We want to bring people with us. The IAG report was across all stakeholders. We must give a Minister some period of latitude. Every local authority, city or area will have its own local dynamic. There may be tweaks and slight differences in the type of directly elected mayor put in situ as regards structures. We hope this will be a blueprint. It may be subject to variations in different areas because there may be different circumstances. The substance of what is happening on the ground is also a key factor. The difference between one year and two is not a huge amount of time. However, it may make the difference between something of real quality and something that is perhaps not of that quality, that covers all the aspects we want it to as regards the sustainability of a directly elected mayor model in any local authority area.