Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

We live in rural areas and are entitled to build our homes as we see fit, not half doors over which we can look out and smoke pipes like Peig Sayers.

A unique event is taking place on the other side of this city. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is launching the joint policing committees. This is an excellent step forward. We have heard about the principle of subsidiarity many times in a European context. Joint policing committees will allow local authority members and community groups to have their say in policing their areas, a development which must be welcomed. A total of 22 pilot schemes have been launched and I appeal to the Leader to ask the Minister to extend them to all 114 local authorities without delay.