Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Seanad Public Consultation Committee

The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Mark WallMark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for the contributions. As Ms Sparks said, the sixth C, cyberbullying, is a huge challenge for us as well and it is something that we need to do a lot of work on and I know the media committee has done that. It is a challenge and it is something that came back to us at the last local elections. We need to challenge it, to call it out at every possibility and to legislate for it. That is what is coming down the tracks and if we want the representation from everybody, that is where we need to go with this. The challenge for me on this is town councils versus municipal districts, as has been said by Senator Casey. I am challenged to hear the different views that are here on what is working and what is not working. That is where we need to go as a committee to see what is best for this report. I still remain to be convinced that town councils were the best solution and as I see it, municipal districts have not worked either. That is a debate we can have in the future.

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