Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the rapporteur and members of the committee and especially our guests, who attended and gave of their experience of local government and the interaction with national Government, and Ministers who gave their time. All of the political parties and groupings within Leinster House were invited to participate in the Seanad public consultation on the future of local democracy. We look forward to attendees talking to their parties and groupings about having an element of this matter in their manifestos, so that it will be in future programmes for Government and that it will ensure the strengthening of our democracy at local and national levels.