Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The general thrust of my amendment is similar to a change being adopted which provides that development plans must receive the support of the majority of councillors representing a local area. Is that principle right or wrong? The municipal district of Kells has seven of 40 councillors on Meath County Council, which is a substantial minority. It is only reasonable, if one wants to have grassroots local government, to give local councillors some say on development at local level, while ensuring the proposed structures are not fundamentally altered.