Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not wish to detain the Minister given that we must dispose of a large number of amendments by tomorrow. I concur with Senator Jim Walsh's comments on the current position and the circumstances that will prevail if this Bill is passed. The word in the Title on which I propose to concentrate is "Local". As a result of the Bill, County Cavan, the county with which I am most familiar, will lose seven county councillors, despite the previous census showing an increase in population of almost 18%. The reduction in the number of county councillors will leave the county with three scattered electoral areas.