Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I accept that there are councils which are struggling to get this right. There are different solutions being tried in different areas and we will come to a conclusion about all of them. We should not expect to win the Grand National the first time we enter it. There is a long course before us, this is not a seven furlong sprint.

An enormous amount is being done and we should not be led by the perception that the opposite is the case – I include County Longford when I say this. If mistakes are made, it is up to me to work with the local authorities to correct them. We will work with them and provide the necessary financial resources.

Question put and agreed to.

Sections 31 to 34, inclusive, agreed to.

SECTION 35.