Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
494. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if work is still ongoing in respect of the implementation of the independent local government efficiency review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32460/14]
View answerThe Local Government Efficiency Review (LGER) Implementation Group first met on 2 June 2011 and had its final meeting on 8 April 2013. Its two reports, which provided independent scrutiny of local authority performance in implementing the efficiency recommendations in the Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group (July 2010), were published in July 2012 and July 2013, and are available on my Department’s website at the following weblinks:
Local Government Efficiency Review Implementation Group Report Incl Appendices A and B (Jul 2012)
Local Government Efficiency Review Implementation Group Report Appendix C (Jul 2012)
Local Government Efficiency Review Implementation Group Report Appendix D (Jul 2012)
Local Government Efficiency Review Implementation Group Report (2013)
County and City Managers' Association - Report to Minister (2013)
County and City Managers' Association - Report to Minister (Appendices)(2013)
The recent establishment of the National Oversight and Audit Commission for local government will facilitate the review of further progress made on the efficiency agenda. The Commission represents a very significant development in public accountability, providing an element of continuity from the work of the LGER Implementation Group, but also bringing an added dimension of independent scrutiny to the efficiency with which local authorities perform their functions.
