John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

It would be interesting to get an assessment of the effect of getting rid of the dual mandate. Many would argue we got rid of many experienced heads in local councils who could deal with managers, had an idea of where the local authority should move and took a national perspective. There are arguments for and against. There is a triple mandate in France, where politicians can be in the national Parliament as well as being mayors of cities and towns.

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