Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I sent the Taoiseach a note some weeks ago about the Committee of the Regions, which is a European institution. Prior to the last local elections, the position of his party was much stronger in terms of local government representation than it is now. The committee, as he will be aware, has nine representatives and nine alternates, and it is supposed to reflect the relative strengths of the parties and gender balance. In view of the situation that applied on the last occasion, is it the Taoiseach's intention from any point of view of fairness and expression of understanding of the democratic will of the people as declared in that result to change the membership in terms of the representation given to my party, which has vastly increased strength as a result of the people's vote?

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