Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage

6:00 pm

Photo of Maria BaileyMaria Bailey (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This meeting has been convened for the purposes of consideration by this committee of the Local Government Bill 2018. Before we begin consideration of the Bill, I propose to deal with some minor housekeeping matters. To ensure the smooth running of the meeting, any Member acting in substitution for a member of the committee should formally notify the clerk now if he or she has not done so. I propose that after two hours of consideration of the Bill, we take a short break for approximately ten minutes. At 10 p.m., if the debate is not concluded, I propose that we consider whether to continue with consideration of the Bill. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with special responsibility for local government and electoral reform, Deputy John Paul Phelan, and his officials. I ask members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or on airplane mode for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. We will now proceed to consideration of the Bill.

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