Mr. Michael McCarthy:

We have a good relationship with the local government audit service. I know the committee is meeting it after us. There is ongoing engagement. Much of the information that we use for our profile visits is supplied to us by the local government audit service. The Vice Chair's points about the developments relating to resources and the budget are well made. If there is interaction between local government and a State agency, whether a Government Department, a semi-State agency or a State body, and members of this committee or local authorities feel there is a deficit to transparency about the issue, we are happy to take it up.