I hold a very strong view. I dislike the fact that successive Governments have created enormous funding streams into local areas – I blame all Governments over the past decade for this. That is the good principle of subsidiarity which I supported. However, the streams are managed and implemented in a way that is disconnected from the system of local government. Those who avail of and are involved in this have no connection and see no connection between them and the political system. They should come back within the structure of local government as the main decision-making body in the process. In order to do this local government, in terms of its meetings, role and involvement, will have to upscale substantially also.