Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in instances where there is a consistent level of poor performance in areas that are the subject to local government service indicators, analysis is undertaken to examine the cause of this poor performance and action taken to combat these causes, for example including provision of additional resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38325/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The first two reports on local authority service indicators in respect of 2004 and 2005 were published by the Local Government Management Services Board in mid 2005 and 2006 respectively. I consider that it is too early at this stage to establish trends in individual local authority performance on the lines suggested in the Question, although the trends overall as shown in the 2005 report are moving in the right direction. I have, however, asked each local authority to review its own performance across the range of indicators and in the light of the performance by other local authorities. In addition I have also requested them to reflect on any disparities and variations in the results contained in the two reports to date and to put in place strategies to ensure their own performance is improved on an ongoing basis, if necessary.