Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Before Mr. Moylan comes in, I have one other supplementary point. Mr. Jordan is correct that this has to go through the local authorities and there is absolutely no point in setting up any other structure or mechanism. However, it comes back to my original point. The capacity is there in some local authorities, and maybe to a certain extent the willingness as well - I do not know - which may not be there in other local authorities.

There is also a role for the elected members on this. This should not purely be the executive and the administration of the local authorities. I wonder if there is a role for the Department to engage directly with local authority members through the likes of the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, by maybe making a presentation at its annual conference saying that here is an opportunity, and they are asking the elected members to bring this to the attention of their own executives with regard to communities that may be left behind or may not be as vocal, so that we do everything in our power to ensure communities are included and not excluded.