Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Art O'Leary:

That is correct, but the principle is the same. The citizens' assembly was made up of representatives of Dublin people. This was Dublin in one room. This was the people of Dublin speaking to the Oireachtas and to the Government regarding their own vision for the city. The principle is the same and the process should be the same. The Oireachtas owns the report. It has a view on this and it will send it to Government. The Government then responds and says that these are all of the things we would like to do. Then, we all own it. The people of Dublin will ultimately decide on this. It requires momentum; the Senator is absolutely right.

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