Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps a bit of common sense will apply. An example of the point Senator Lombard is making is the Beara Peninsula which was represented by two councillors in my time and one Deputy, Deputy Noel Harrington, up until recently. A person living in Bere Island now has to get a boat to shore and then travel 35 miles to meet their first public representative. There is no logic in that. I am out of that scene but I just mentioned it to make a comment, which I rarely do, in support of Senator Lombard.