I was interested to note today that Dublin City Council's research on Dubliners' attitudes towards a directly elected mayor show that approximately 61% of the 1,200 people surveyed were interested in having a directly elected mayor while only 14% were against the proposition, citing costs as the main reason against it. It seems there is a great appetite for having a directly elected mayor who would have functions with regard to planning, waste management and resource provision. One interesting comment I note from the current mayor, Oisín Quinn, was that he believes, and I would agree with him, that the mayor and his managers should be brought before councillors once a month for a grilling on how they are running Dublin services and spending its money. I agree with this.

That is matter for a city council meeting.

Yes, a city council meeting, but the chairman at present does not get-----

Perhaps he does not understand how it works yet.

Has the Senator a question for the Leader?

My question for the Leader is to call for a debate with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on this issue in the new term.