Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The only point I would make in that respect is that the objective may not be to unseat the mayor but to cause as much distraction and dismay as possible during his term. That is the worry. While the Minister will ultimately have the power and may choose not to remove the person, we could be locked in a procedure which frustrates the work of both the mayor and the council. We need to be very careful about that process.
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