Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage
11:50 am
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I can understand the arguments in respect of geographical distances. That is a resourcing issue for councillors to be able to do their business properly. We can have a look at that as a separate issue. I inform Deputy Catherine Murphy that under the local government boundary commission, I have increased the number of councillors in County Kildare from 25 to 40.