Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask the Leader if he will invite the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan to the House. I would like to have it out with the Minister about this cut to the democratic deficit.

How dare he cut the democratic deficit in our little country. Fianna Fáil is opposed to this attack on local democracy and it is important to remember that the 500 democratically elected town councillors will lose their jobs. The Minister is putting people out of their jobs.