Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The question relates to the attitudes of CEOs of local authorities towards politicians and their view of how they do their work. They have serious disregard for the way things are done and in their role they have strong powers to make decisions. It is clear from the evidence outlined in documents presented to councillors at Galway City Council in regard to the Bríd Cummins case, for example, that certain officers had strong powers. Some were quite relentless in how they followed through on what they felt were their powers in the case.