Eamonn Coghlan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In Dublin City Council, 50 councillors out of 52 agreed with no opposition. In Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, 23 councillors out of 28 agreed, again with no opposition. In South County Dublin County Council, 19 councillors agreed with three in opposition. However, in Fingal County Council, 16 councillors said "No" to giving the citizens an opportunity. Of all the councillors who voted recently, a clear majority was in favour with 98 out of 127 being in favour. The issues that were raised yesterday and the reason these councillors did not go along with the proposal should have been raised over the past three months, when I was in this House, or when the matter was being discussed in newspapers and on television. I believe the aforementioned councillors have held the people of Dublin to ransom. I believe they are out of touch with the people.