Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support wholeheartedly a plebiscite on a directly elected mayor but we must get it right. Mackinnon did not articulate or advocate that but I give the Minister of State a commitment that we will have a debate on this matter in the House in the new year.

Cork city and county are very proud and we stand on the cusp of playing a bigger part not just in Ireland but in the world, and I commend the Minister of State on that.