Larry Butler (Fianna Fail)

I ask the Leader if he will bring the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the House to discuss organisation of the local authorities. With issues such as global warming being raised, these authorities will be called on over the next few years. The financing of these bodies will be very important.

Over recent years, we have financed local authorities very well and we are improving this finance all the time. We cannot sit back on our laurels when we think of what must be done at local level. I would like to find out what the Minister has in mind in that regard because he has stated he would look into the issue.