Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)

This amendment seeks to require the Minister to have regard to the desirability for localisation as well as centralisation of services in making decisions in regard to the establishment of a State body. Localisation of service delivery is the existing default position, that is, a local authority provides the service. In order to maintain services with diminishing resources, it is necessary that staff and management in local authorities work together to find efficiencies of operation and share service delivery where possible. I am basically saying that it is the default position already. Therefore, I do not propose to accept the amendment.

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