Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As other Deputies pointed out, the serious gap in funding has been acknowledged in this report. People are reasonable and, in fairness to them, every Deputy here is reasonable. This is the one thing we need and it must be worked on. We cannot put the cart before the horse. We have to make sure that we do this right. Galway deserves to be treated well. There are three counties on the bottom of the scale and Galway is one of them. With regard to the Bill, and for the benefit of trying to get agreement with everyone, the funding is the first issue that must be addressed. We need to get this sorted. The funding was the major problem for many years. The Deputies here are willing to work with the Minister of State, but that has to be done.

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