Seanad debates
Thursday, 6 March 2003
Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
10:30 am
Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
It was the choice of the Dáil. Local authorities do not have to go back to the people; they can adopt their estimates. My proposal would focus their minds and ensure they would get their act together. The threat that national Government can abolish local authorities indicates that local government is the lesser of the two. It is dictating to local government.
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