In Cork recently, as in Waterford and Dublin, there were divisions in parties over the issue of waste collection – this became a point of controversy – and we saw what happened in that regard. As a result, no council was abolished. The new waste collection fee in Cork is now €390, but we opposed that at council level because of a number of events which occurred on the day. The Fine Gael members walked out of the meeting, which left a clear majority because the Government side intended to support the charge. Regardless of what side is taken on the issue, however, if we do not have the power to make that decision ourselves, it further denigrates the role of elected members of county councils. We are elected by the people, who have a vested interest in local government. They vested their faith in us to make those decisions and I cannot agree with a situation whereby one of our few functions is being taken from us and passed on to the managers. If this Bill is passed, the county and city managers will have the sole responsibility for making this particular decision, and that is not the way to go forward.