Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Maybe the Department can come before the committee. There is no harm in asking the Department to come in. As was stated, there is another reminder going out to the remaining eight local authorities. It is a scandal that they have bypassed us for so long at this stage. Many councils got back to us straight away with one- or two-page replies and fair play to them.

Are there any other issues? No. Before we conclude, I thank Leo Bollins who stepped in for these meetings on behalf of Martha Dowling and Alex Alino. I also thank Ciarán McConway and Barbara Hughes and anybody else who is involved with this committee for all the work they do on our behalf. It is unbelievable. I wish the public could see the amount of work that goes on. I thank all the staff.