Joe O'Reilly (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I hope this section is the correct one, but the Leas-Cheann Comhairle can correct me if I am wrong. While all of us in local authority areas in all constituencies accept the great priority of the city of Dublin in terms of population and its particular difficulties and while we are all in favour of dealing with it, we are afraid that in the process of dealing with it, without strong participation by local authorities in planning, rural areas in Cavan and Monaghan and similar constituencies will lose out in terms of infrastructure and support because of the real needs of Dublin. We are not for a moment suggesting that its real needs should not be addressed, but we need a mechanism within legislation to ensure one is not done to the detriment of another.

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