Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have outlined to the Senator the law in this regard. I want to make clear that councils have a role in capital projects under the law. The Senator's specific question concerns a capital plan, in which a number of votes are taken together, but individually on each project local authority members have functions if they want to use them. The law is clear on this, as I tried to set out to the Senator as best I possibly could. We will have other chances to debate legislation later.