Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am in Leinster House. I thank Ms Ryan, Mr. Moran and Professor Ó Broin. I appreciate their contributions. I commend them on their ambitions for Limerick and for the people they are representing. It is great. They are articulating a real ambition. I am a big fan of strong local government. I agree with our guests that we do not have strong local government. I have soldiered in the trenches for more than 15 years so I can say that with authority. I also believe this is an important time not just for Limerick but also for local government and it is important we get this right. The ambition our guests have articulated is balanced with the caution and concern they are expressing. We do not have the benefit of Mr. Moran's report. We will read it once we receive it and I thank him for submitting that, and thank others for their opening statements.

I have just looked up the implementation advisory group's report. The group certainly did its work as there are 156 pages. My first question, for Ms Ryan, is whether the Department ever came back and gave the implementation group feedback on that report?, Did the Department meet the group and feed back on it? How did that work out?