Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government commits to holding plebiscites in the former town and borough district council areas and if the people vote to have them reinstated at no cost they will be reinstated. They should never have been removed. The former Minister, Deputy Howlin, has admitted that it was one of the biggest mistakes the Government ever made. I do not hear him say much about it now. When will we see any efforts being made to reinstate what were vital services for our towns that had the borough councils? People had served on those councils for generations. When will that part of the programme be implemented or efforts made to go down that road?

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