Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the insertion of this amendment. Is the method of consultation at the discretion of the local authority council? For example, should it be an agenda item on a meeting of the municipal authority for ultimate forwarding to a local authority? This would record consensus or otherwise being sought rather than a case, as outlined by Deputy Catherine Murphy, where it is explained for information purposes what is being done.

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