Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 June 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
12:20 pm
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The Act does not preclude the existence of other representative structures in more localised areas. What is going to happen is that some people in areas and towns which are used to having such representation - for very practical purposes - will, like the people of Clonakilty, elect their own mayor.
A couple of thousand people showed up the day after the local elections. This will occur again and again because they will believe there is a deficit in representation in a particular urban area. Does the Act provide for a review of the specific provisions for representation in a particular area? Will the Department consider funding the organisations that appear, for example, this one was put together by Dúchas, to co-ordinate with local bodies?
No comments