Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We hope we will see progress on this issue because I agree with Senator Dolan that it needs to be a priority and progress needs to be made.

Senator Richmond raised the issue of the lobbying Act. I would be happy to have the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, come before the House to discuss the matter.

Senator Ned O'Sullivan raised with Senator Wilson the Private Members' Bill in the Dáil to be introduced by Deputy Cassells. I think there is a recognition in some quarters that there is a need to examine how we can better govern locally in terms of some towns over a certain population level. Perhaps in hindsight the dissolution of town councils in the manner in which it was done was a regressive move. I am in favour of examining how we might give towns of a certain size or status their town councils back again, but there is a need to examine how we can deliver-----