Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Vice Chairman. I am sorry for leaving during the presentation. I welcome the managers. Obviously they provide a very important service. I live in the south Dublin area so I welcome Mr. Daniel McLoughlin, the county manager at South Dublin County Council.

I wish to talk about the devolution of functions but I will not dwell on the matter. One major development has been the bringing of county enterprise boards and economic development funding into the local authority area. When I was a councillor on South Dublin County Council I was very active in the economic development forum, and I still am. Now, having an all-encompassing authority will ensure that the local enterprise boards or LEOs will be of great benefit to each county.