Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome everyone, especially Mr. Reid. A new broom sweeps clean. Is that not what they say? I wish Mr. Reid well in his role and I hope that the exemplary performance he put in over the years in Fingal will be replicated, although I imagine the challenges are far bigger and different.

My first question is on the capital side. When Mr. Reid was running Fingal County Council he had to produce a plan for each given year. Would he have tolerated it if it was not produced by July of the year in question?