Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No 8:

In page 12, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(6) The Mayor shall have as a function an ambassadorial role in the promotion and delivery of a living wage in business contained within the administrative area covered by Limerick City and County Council.

(7) The Mayoral role shall have promotional and delivery responsibilities in the advertising and promoting of Limerick as a national and international tourist destination.

(8) The Mayoral role shall have responsibility for the organising and chairing of the Joint Policing Committee.

(9) The Mayor shall have executive powers in the realms waste management.

(10) The Mayor shall have executive powers for public realm improvements including disused and unused public spaces.

(11) The Mayor shall have oversight with regards to the implementation of the Limerick regeneration projects, and any subsequent regeneration programmes, and shall produce an annual report to be delivered to Councillors regarding the status of the regeneration programmes.

(12) The Mayoral role shall, subject to section 213 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, incorporate executive functions from the Chief Executive the realms of land acquisition, with all purchases being subject to the ratification of Limerick City and County Council.".

This amendment proposes that the mayor have a role in the introduction of the living wage based on the commitment in the programme for Government. My party and I are committed to delivering a living wage, which allows a person to live with dignity. If the mayor were allowed a promotional and ambassadorial role in the delivery of the living wage, it would allow for this idea and ambition to be highlighted to a large number of people. Allowing the mayor to promote and be a champion of the living wage would be a positive reinforcement of what the Government has allowed for in the programme for Government.