Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

Yes, but the Minister of State should not claim the credit. I give his Department the credit for putting the Bill together but the motivation, rationale and instigation did not come from the Minister of State - far from it. It came from those people who live in Blackpool, Ballyphehane and the other parishes referred to in earlier contributions this evening. That is the reason the Bill is before the House, not because of any idea of the Minister of State. I do not expect him to understand this because this is an urban issue and he may not be familiar with urban issues-----

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