David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am very touched by the Minister's concern for citizens in Northern Ireland.

I also wish to raise the issue of the amalgamation of Waterford city and county councils, which is important. To be fair, one can argue the merits of amalgamations and mergers and it then comes down to an issue of balance. One has to ask oneself, on balance, whether it is a good or bad thing to merge the local authorities in question. I genuinely believe that, on balance, it is bad to merge Waterford city and county councils.