Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)

As regards rolling up the regeneration programmes, our argument is not to retain both of them. Our point concerns the plan for a single local authority structure covering such a vast area with different interests and regeneration issues, because it is very much a city project. If those driving the project do not have a singular focus, it will not work very well; that is the problem. It is a question of getting the best from the resources going into the project and having a complete focus. That is why we think it should be under a single city authority.

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