Michael Kitt (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This Bill is positive and the Minister of State discussed the flexibility involved for people in business, which is extremely important, as is marketing an area and providing car parking. I particularly liked the comment made by Senator Quinn about Christmas lights, which are important for the image and business of a town. Each year for the past ten years a town has been in uproar because it could not get funding for lighting. It seems a simple matter but the problem occurred because people did not come together or the organisation was not there to provide it.

One of the best examples of Christmas lighting is in Moate, which I often pass through.