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

On amendment No. 22, the Minister of State referred to the mandate the new mayor will have, which is important, but councillors have a mandate as well and will have been elected on the same day as the mayor, whoever he or she may be. On that basis, we will be pressing the amendment.

On amendment No. 23, I believe consultation is important. I agree with some of what Deputy Leddin said; however, on the other point, probably not all candidates running for election will have read the mayor's policy. It is about giving them a chance. I am not saying the election should be re-run but referring to a short consultation. We use the phrase "non-statutory public consultation" so the consultation would not have to be other than that. We will be pressing this amendment also.