Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 November 2023

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Leddin has withdrawn his amendment on the basis of the Minister of State's response, but if it is helpful for committee members and the Minister of State we have set a date to invite the Electoral Commission to a meeting. There are a number of areas the committee wishes to discuss with it around the register, the information campaigns, informing people about elections, and I think posters will be discussed as well. We all dislike climbing up ladders in the wind with cable ties and trying to find the best spots. There is a real road safety issue as well because the posters do not just go up on poles; they go up on traffic lights and lamp posts and signposts. I really fear that someday someone will either fall and be badly injured or that a poster will come down on somebody. We really need to regulate. Does the Minister of State wish to conclude?

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