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

I am disappointed with the Minister of State's response given that many other local authorities have been given much more funding than our authority has been given. There is not a fair system in place. Yesterday's budget was supposed to be fair but it is not a fair budget. If the Government does not look after the local authorities that are telling those in government that they cannot come up with the funding they require, then we are in trouble. I am very disappointed. I am proud to be from Carlow and proud of what Carlow has achieved, but we were hit by the recession. Our county needs to be addressed like other rural counties, but the Government is not addressing our needs.