Ms Mary Hurley:

I do know that colleagues in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are doing huge work in this area. The Moorhead report was published last year on the important role of councillors. I do know that considerable work is being done in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the codes of practice and codes of governance. It essentially comes down at local level to the need for elected members to let their executive members know that they want a role in these issues and to push them as well. There are issues at local level but there are also issues that need to be addressed in terms of the governance framework. We will certainly engage with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on it. I might just finish on the-----