Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Why is the Minister dismantling something that is not broken? I know the question of money is involved here, but surely more consideration has to be given to the matter.

I would like to ask a final question. I thank the Chair for his indulgence. Has the Minister consulted the various Departments for which the local development companies administer numerous programmes? If he has been in contact with, for example, the Departments of Social Protection, Health, Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Education and Skills, what sort of reaction has he been getting from them?