Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I was interested to note today that Dublin City Council's research on Dubliners' attitudes towards a directly elected major show that approximately 61% of the 1,200 people surveyed were interested in having a directly elected major while only 14% were against the proposition, citing costs as the main reason against it. It seems there is a great appetite for having a directly elected major who would have functions with regard to planning, waste management and resource provision. One interesting comment I note from the current mayor, Oisín Quinn, was that he believes, and I would agree with him, that the mayor and his managers should be brought before councillors once a month for a grilling on how they are running Dublin services and spending its money. I agree with this.