Mr. Michael McCarthy:

It is. We do so across a number of different areas. The derelict sites levy is a matter of policy that is set down by the Government of the day. Our role is to go in and scrutinise the performance of a local authority under the various headings and performance indicators. We cannot decide a policy so if a Minister, be it the relevant Minister or another Minister, feels there is a particular area of work, such as the Moorhead report or the derelict sites levy, that needs to be carried out, he or she can place that request upon us, which we will respond to. On the rates issue, Mr. Hayes has good experience from Sligo that is worth sharing with the committee.