Ms AnnMarie Farrelly:

The powers are given to us and we implement the ones we have. It is a matter for the legislative piece to decide which powers could go to a directly elected mayor. I do not think it is about the chief executives; it is about the local authorities and the best way of achieving what they need to achieve. It is a matter of streamlining the system and giving the mayor the power to deliver for Dublin city and county in a way that allows for the operational piece to be dealt with efficiently, whether that is by a chief executive or an equivalent that is yet to be decided.