Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)

Mr. Denis Brosnan is carrying out a local government review. The Opposition has control of three local authorities and holds three different positions. Its membership on the ground is at sixes and sevens.

Reference has been made to the Lynxs Cargo Group in respect of the Government amendment to the motion. It is noteworthy that a cross-party delegation from the area met the Minister for Transport today. That is being worked on and will be delivered. The delay is not being caused by the State or the Government.

There was also reference to a one-stop-shop concept. I agree with it. In my constituency alone there are two Leader companies, an enterprise board, a development board, a business support unit in the local authority, FÁS, IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Shannon Development. That is nine entities. If one multiplies that number across the region, how many State agencies are there? I agree with the one-stop-shop approach but the Labour Party Members are not saying that locally. Its Dáil representatives want to keep all these quangos in place. We cannot say in the House that we favour a one-stop-shop approach-----

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