Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I offer my support to Sergeant Maurice McCabe and his family. We need to have that public tribunal of inquiry in order to get to the truth and the sooner the better for everybody's sake.

I agree with the Tesco workers, as that issue needs to get sorted.

We are all aware of the boundary changes, including a proposed change in my area, which I believe will not happen and which is very unfair. It was proposed for Graiguecullen to come into Carlow from Laois. Nobody ever mentions the services. I live in an area called Graiguecullen; I would say it is called no-man's land. The people in Graiguecullen live two minutes from Carlow town. They access every service they can from Portlaoise. If they have to go to the hospital or have to have their teeth attended to, they have to go to Portlaoise.

Housing is a major issue. A person is not allowed to be on two local authority housing lists and is limited to being on one, which is unacceptable. Whoever is looking at these boundary changes should be accountable. There is not one word about the people of Graiguecullen and the services they access. It is all about Laois County Council losing nearly €1 million in property taxes, which is unacceptable. I call for the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to come to the House to address the matter. The services for the people of Graiguecullen should be addressed. It is not about money, but about people and their livelihoods.