Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire, Progressive Democrats)

Thus it happened that, for the first time in the history of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, the Labour Party agreed an estimate. I request that DeputyGilmore not undermine the authority of his local representatives on the council by criticising their decision to adopt such a charge. The other objectionable feature of the motion before us is the centralist approach. I have already said that Deputy Gilmore's wealth of experience and knowledge is acknowledged in this House and outside it.

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