John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make a brief comment before we conclude. I compliment the Minister of State and his team of officials.I thank the Minister of State and his officials for the work they did to bring the legislation through the House and for the constructive manner in which he did so. We were very fortunate to have a Limerick man in office while the Bill was being progressed. Waterford is one of the areas in which a plebiscite was carried out. It was narrowly defeated there, as it was in Cork. I look forward to seeing how the new mayor role in Limerick evolves and develops over the next five years. I thank the Minister of State for the Trojan work he has done. When he came into office, there was a huge amount of work to be done to get the legislation to this point. Well done to him. I wish the best to all those who run for the office of mayor of Limerick in June, regardless of party allegiance or none. Anyone who puts his or her name forward for office is to be complimented. I certainly hope it will be a keenly fought contest.