jQuery.fn.regionLocalityDropdown = function (action, select) {
    var settings = {
        type: "GET",
        url: "http://www.myhome.ie/api/v1/" + action + "/",
        target: select
    };

    var result = this.change(function () {
        var countryID = jQuery("option:selected", jQuery(this)).val().toLowerCase();
        var items = '<option value="" selected="selected" >Any Location</option>';
        jQuery.getJSON(settings.url + countryID + "?callback=?", function (data) {
            jQuery.each(data, function (key, val) {
                items += '<option value="' + key + '">' + val + '</option>';
            }); 
            jQuery(settings.target).html(items);
        });
    });
    return result;
};