Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a slight clarification to that point. Currently under section 154 of the Local Government Act 2001, the CEO can delegate functions to staff within the local authority. However, the CEO continues to be responsible for those activities. Similarly, we made an amendment to the legislation whereby the mayor is entitled to delegate the carrying out of functions to the DG, which was the CEO, but the mayor continues to be responsible to the Chamber for those functions. We see it as an administrative measure in terms of consistency with what is there at the moment. Where responsibility for carrying out functions currently lies with the CEO, those functions will now lie with the mayor. In terms of the administration of those functions, as the CEO can currently do with the staff, in turn the mayor will now be able to do with the DG. We see that as a positive measure in terms of the administration of the activities in the local authority. Does that give clarification, a Cheann Comhairle?

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