Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I say that just in case, and on the basis of the reaction I have heard already. I have worked with Leader. I value Leader. I think it is doing a great job. A number of things need to happen if we are to merge Leader into the councils. When the health boards were merged into the HSE, we got a dinosaur and a monster that did not work. We are probably about to have that again, unless we are really careful. I am setting out what I think will happen. I am doing so for the good of the Minister. As Senator Landy said, he has a practical head. I know he will take this in and work it out. Leader is doing a fantastic job. I have seen the wonderful community development work it has done on playgrounds, pitches and local enterprise initiatives. All of it has been done for the good of communities. The enterprise boards are also doing some very good work. The Minister knows what happened with a Leader company in my county. There were difficulties with how it managed its books, etc.