Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As long as the Minister is prepared to do that, we will certainly accept and welcome it.

I will not make a long speech as I have spoken on this on a number of occasions on the Order of Business, on Second Stage debates and so on. However, I am stunned that the Minister had the ability and courage to be able to drive through the abolition of town councils against such ferocious opposition from his own party benches, as is evident here. Where were these voices when the parliamentary party meetings were taking place and when Cabinet was discussing this issue? We were here roaring on the changes and it seemed to be all hunky-dory.

Now they are all very worried about it and "Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne" is what I say.