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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 71: In page 53, line 20, after "matters" to insert "and the chairperson of such committee will be a member of the relevant Local Enterprise office".This is a straightforward amendment. It seeks to ensure the chairperson of the committee "will be a member of the relevant Local Enterprise office". We are seeking to provide for more coherent and more focused structures as...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I have heard this explanation previously. As the Minister said, this will be largely an executive function. I disagree with him on the question of whether that should be the case. I think the elected members should be able to make a stronger input. It would be useful if the chairperson of the committee could make an input.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: What is intended in respect of municipal districts and area committees in city areas? It is unclear what will take place inside the Pale, whereas it is clear what will take place elsewhere.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 79: In page 57, line 9, after "party" to insert "or political grouping".I am a bit troubled about this issue. It will not affect me because I belong to a political party. The reason I sought to insert "political grouping"-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: That is good.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Christmas is coming.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I note that amendment No. 108 is printed as being in the name of "Barry Stanley" - I will take it as me. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that when funding is being carved by a county council or a city and county council up a fair amount is redistributed to the municipal districts on an equitable basis and in proportion, in as far as possible, to what is generated by the municipal...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: That should be noted.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Section 57 states the Local Government Act 1991 will be amended and details the establishment of a regional body, known as the regional assembly, the membership of which shall consist of persons who are members of every city and county council in the functional area. The Putting People First document was clear on the numbers involved, but the legislation is not. Earlier we discussed having...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: The fact is we will have regional authorities which will not represent the people they are supposed to represent, namely, the population. If the Minister does not respect us he should respect the voters.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I heard that.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Minister to include a mechanism to protect minority groupings in councils.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Hold on a second. A local authority could have four or five people from smaller parties and two or three Independent members. Offaly County Council has 19 members so it could have a grouping of six or seven who will have no representation on the regional authority. The same could apply in Laois or Kilkenny. Is the Minister happy about this?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: There is a grouping system, but the Minister knows that where two positions-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: A grouping system as set out in previous local government legislation will not stop this from happening. The two larger groups will grab the cake. Is the Labour Party happy with this? Would the Chairman be happy to let these boys take over everything in Cork?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: There will be more people in those authorities now.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: We have not dishonoured the deal. It was after years of exclusion.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Do the Deputies want to hear what Portlaoise Town Council did today?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Positions can be filled by the grouping system.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: The insertion of this new section is disappointing. In sound-bites in the Dáil chamber and outside it on the plinth the Minister and other spokespersons for the Government have over the past number of years trumpeted that the local property tax would be spent on local services. A new corporate entity has now been established. The Government promised to reduce quangos yet this mammy...