Mr. Jim O'Keeffe:

Before that, may I make a comment? Understanding our local area - although we do not want it all to be centred on west Cork - traditionally since the boundary commission has produced a report there is absolutely no change. It is just taken as it is delivered. That has been the practice and the precedent. Maybe there is merit in that. The question of whether there is a case for more consultation in advance must be raised. I know a submission can be made. Some people who make a submission think it just disappears into the ether. Maybe there should be public hearings or hearings before some kind of a committee system. I have not worked out this idea, but maybe there should be an opportunity for somebody to make an oral presentation and to argue out their case in that fashion. I do not think there is any such procedure at the moment.