I would like the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come into the House for a debate on local government funding. Benchmarking was put to the people as part of the brave new world beginning on 1 January next, but it is the taxpayers who will foot the bill, nationally and locally. The Government is not giving one additional cent to the local authorities in this regard. We need a debate on this issue as soon as possible and I urge the Leader to act on the matter.