Mr. Fergal Conroy:

In fairness, there is a very good working relationship between CDOs, local authorities and directors of services in the various areas throughout the country. The CDOs are asked to provide a briefing, perhaps once a year, on Civil Defence activities and also to attend at more regional or local meetings. In addition, they provide briefings and possibly demonstrations to new councillors and so on in order to provide an update on what the Civil Defence does within the local authority area.