Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

The Government side got its answer in Waterford city in the local elections where one Fianna Fáil member was elected out of 15 and the Progressive Democrats were wiped out. Fianna Fáil lost three seats in Waterford county. They also lost seats in south Kilkenny and Wexford, yet the Minister is not prepared to listen to the people. He spoke about representatives making cases for people and he dished out a couple of million euro to solve problems, but he is not prepared to listen to the people of the south east. One in every four families has to travel from Waterford to Dublin five times a week for five minutes of treatment. People are dying while the Government dithers on issues.