Ms Mary Hoade:

I thank Senator Boyhan for his sentiments and support for the amendments to the Bill. The members have been very clear. In engagement with our 949 members around the country, the one issue they have is in relation to section 183. It is very clear to us. I am sure all of the members as elected representatives have received representations from individual councillors regarding their concerns around section 183 and councillors' powers. We want to work with the LDA. Local authorities want to step up to the mark and we can look at what has happened in the past. We as elected members want to stand up to the mark and bring ourselves up to that stall. We want to be involved here. All we ask is that there would be a partnership with the elected members in local authorities and that would lead to a greater collaboration with the LDA. That is all we are asking for.

I acknowledge what Senator Boyhan said in relation to Moorhead. I do not know if we are going to discuss that. I have a number of things I want to say on that issue. I do not know if we are discussing that as a separate item or does the Chairman want me to come in on this now?