Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

First, I ask Councillor McGinley to convey our thanks to the council and its finance committee.

I have a few questions for Dr. McCloughan about the PMCA economic consultant report. How can we progress the nine recommendations listed on the back of the report? What has Councillor McGinley and his group done about them? The report was commissioned and it echoes many of the Thornhill recommendations. It is important that we, as a committee, analyse the progress made with the nine recommendations on another occasion. The report is a bit Dublin-centric but that is understandable because Councillor McGinley works for Dublin City Council. I appreciate that fact and I am very happy to make a case for Dublin City Council. Councillor McGinley has made a very good case in his presentation and also in this report. I ask him to share with us where Dublin City Council intends going and at what high level in the department. I believe Mr. Owen Keegan, Chief Executive, Dublin City Council is a very able and capable and I do not think he will be quiet or found wanting. How does Dublin City Council intend to proceed? How can we, as a committee, further its aims and objectives?