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

Fianna Fáil fully supports what is being done in the legislation in respect of Cork because it is important. As I said to the Minister of State last night, we have all seen major changes in local government. We lost nearly half of our county councillors in recent years and we also lost our town councils, which was detrimental to nearly all councils. The Leader spoke about changes. I am just saying that we have all seen big changes since the time the then Minister, Mr. Phil Hogan, decided to abolish the town councils. This Bill is about Cork and Fianna Fáil fully supports the Bill in respect of Cork and wants it passed as quickly as possible because it is very important. As both the Minister of State and Leader said, this is about the people of Cork. They are our number one priority.