Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is something seriously wrong somewhere in the oversight of a body where it is accepted that a house was inappropriately allocated by one member of staff to another, who I will not name. A housing inquiry was started by a new city manager. Where is the result? What has been learned? We do not know and now we have more screaming headlines as a result of an inquiry or an issue raised by a Senator in the Seanad.

I support city councils, local authorities and public service as they are absolutely necessary. It is unhelpful when issues are not dealt with swiftly and lessons learned, particularly given the housing crisis.

As such, I ask what oversight and mechanisms are in place. We have a very active local government management organisation, albeit I forget the title, which is functioning all the time. Mr. McCarthy will know the name better than me.