Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The number of councillors for each Dublin local authority area currently is as follows: Dublin City – 52; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council – 28; Fingal County Council – 24; and South Dublin County Council - 26. I announced the establishment of an independent local electoral area boundary committee on 15 November 2012 to carry out a review of local electoral areas. An objective in this context is to achieve a better balance and consistency in representation ratios. In light of the terms of reference for the boundary committee, there is a strong and logical case for reducing the degree of representational imbalance currently in the Dublin authorities. The terms of reference specify, therefore, that the number of members for Dublin City Council shall be fixed at 63 and for every other area, including the Dublin counties, it shall be subject to a minimum of 18 members and, other than for Cork County, a maximum of 40 members.

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