Ms AnnMarie Farrelly:

A standardisation of approach across Dublin city and county may help as regards standards of service, including street cleaning, but I caution that place is important as well. There are very different situations in respect of urban, suburban and rural, depending on the location.

Standardisation perhaps could be better achieved with a directly elected mayor, but with some caution as to the level of improvement that could be achieved.

On affordability, there is already close co-operation at a Dublin city and regional level about housing delivery. There is joint procurement in certain instances and other things. The issue of considering the potential for housing supply on various housing sites is always worth consideration at a standard level, as well as understanding what would unlock individual sites, irrespective of location.