Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will bring in the two County and City Management Association, CCMA, witnesses because Mr. McCarthy and his Department rely heavily on local authorities to implement the policy of the Government and the Department to achieve those goals. How do two counties with big populations, Limerick and Meath, feel that those net figures coming down will pan out over the next decade in breaking down those stubborn numbers? When do they feel that they could actually achieve a diminution of a significant nature of their respective housing lists? The biggest thing one hears from local authority members and Deputies who have people coming into their constituency offices is that people are on the list for eight, nine or ten years. As Mr. McCarthy said, the net figures are coming down. Where could one really put a hole in the CCMA's targets and managerial structures, taking those two counties as a snapshot? When do they think, in the next ten years, they will have their figures reduced by 50% or 70%?