Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to look at the mechanism to harness the incredible goodwill among individuals and communities. Were the role and potential of local authorities, for example, looked at? They are a lot closer to communities. It is also fair to say that we have a particularly weak form of local government compared with many other countries. Is there a potential opportunity to expand that role in this effort? If so, what might that look like? Is there also an opportunity more widely within society to involve NGOs and sporting and cultural organisations? I think of the strength of the GAA, for example. It is at the heart of many communities. Did that come up in conversations?