Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

If he is so convinced of his arguments on this proposal, he should put it to a referendum of the people of Dublin. Let us ask the people of Dublin if they want a directly elected lord mayor in the current context of the financial disaster the Minister of State and his cronies in Fianna Fáil have brought upon this country. They should ask the people of Dublin directly, not the Dublin Chamber of Commerce or any other representative body, if they want this.

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