Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I will elaborate on slightly. I served as a councillor and we often heard it said that it was a weak form of local government and that councillors have no powers and all the power lies with the county manager or the chief executive. If some of the powers that the chief executive currently has are to be handed over to the mayor, does that strengthen local government?
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