Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is the section that will see the town councils abolished. We went through the points on Second Stage and again yesterday. I do not want to labour the point, other than to say this is a mistake and a retrograde step. In my county of Cavan there will be 34 fewer local representatives to represent the people of the county. I do not believe this change should go ahead and that is the main reason we oppose this section. The points have been well made and there is no point in labouring them further. We are totally opposed to the abolition of the town councils.