Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My officials and I are having robust negotiations with local authorities, which will deliver the scheme. I want to get it right and, as with the social report we did recently, I want to ensure we learn from the past number of years. I am very confident that I will get the report but I do not want to talk about what will be in it or out of it. I want it to be robust and I want everybody to have an opportunity to express their views. I hope we come back with a very strong report.

The LCDCs are working very well around the country but we need to look at them and see if changes are needed to strengthen them.

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