Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----that we had an excellent coursing meeting in Clonmel last week with numbers up by 20%. It was great. Deputy Tom Hayes's dog only came in third. Nevertheless it was a good try; he is a good runner. The hares were treated perfectly. I ask about the local government reform Bill which is something similar to the Water Services Bill. The Minister whom I affectionately refer to as Big Phil, is pushing this through and there are a lot of aspects and angles to this Bill. One very serious aspect is the taking away of the powers from the local Leader development companies-----

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