Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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I thank the witnesses for coming in. I think Ms Hurley is probably the first female Secretary General to appear before the committee, so well done on that. I can see a significant difference - albeit I may be biased, being a female - in the presentation. I am delighted with that.

I go back to what we started with in relation to Mayo County Council. It is positive, from my perspective as a member of this committee, that the Department has an effective scrutiny function, particularly at county council level.

They do not come under our remit but they deal with significant funds. This is something on top of their actual funding. Was a complaint referred to SIPO on this? Was such a complaint considered with regard to the findings?