Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will go back to one of Senator Fitzpatrick's questions to be clear about the matter. The rate of the levy will be set in the legislation. That means the money will come into the local authority. The capital programme of the local authority will decide how that money will be spent, which means the elected members will not have any role in the actual expenditure. Mr. Hogan suggested that there may be regulations or guidelines, but as the general scheme stands - I might have a different view from Senator Fitzpatrick on this, but it is important it is clear - the money will be collected, it will go into the capital budget of the local authority and the capital programme as presented to the elected members by the executive will distribute those funds as the chief executive sees fit. Will there be something in the legislation or subsequent regulations that will constrain how it can be spent or has that been decided?