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

We need to make sure that they know they have responsibilities, that there have to be actions and that they have to implement programmes and spending. As for who does it or what way it is done locally, it is not our job to dictate to local authorities. The local authorities will ask us for staff for certain teams, allocations and so on, and they need to manage that process. Through this, we will fix the planning and delivery elements and tracking it to confirm that it happens. On the question of who or which committee in the council, I am not going into that detail. I know what the Senator is asking me but that is an issue for the local authority.