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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I was not trying to be picky with the figures but the numbers were not adding up. Numbers often do not add up and perhaps that is at the heart of this discussion. In reply to Deputy O'Dowd, the amendments were circulated on Monday evening. Other Deputies have stated that more time would be desirable but it was firmly indicated on Second Stage that there would be amendments in respect of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: If I thought Deputy Eugene Murphy was being malicious, I would have taken the head off him.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Will we suspend?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: With regard to what Deputy Fitzmaurice said, the Limerick example is what I would hope will happen in Galway. There is a geographic issue in Galway. It is a huge county. Deputy Connolly mentioned this on Second Stage. The geographic area will not change much. The population is obviously changing. How do we ensure that we create a powerhouse on the west coast? I would see a united local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Well, the members are.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I only said it because a man gave a speech about pre-legislative scrutiny.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I will give a brief answer. I do not want to guess the cost. We know that the cost will be low. We do not know accounting costs or the cost of holding the plebiscite. In advance of the report, I will consider the costs concerning information and a methodology to ensure that it is in some way balanced.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 105: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Plebiscite 33.(1) The proposal shall be submitted to a plebiscite of the electors of the administrative area to which the proposal relates. (2) Each plebiscite shall be held on such day and at such times as the Minister shall, by order, appoint. (3) Each plebiscite shall be conducted in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 106: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Regulations 34. (1) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this Part. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may make provision in relation to any one or more of the following: (a) the form of the ballot paper in respect of a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 107: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Electoral offences 35.Articles 67, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 and 123 of the Local Elections Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 297 of 1995) shall apply and have effect in relation to a plebiscite as they apply and have effect in relation to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 108: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Persons entitled to vote at a plebiscite 36.(1) Every person whose name is entered on the register of local government electors— (a) prepared under Part II of the Act of 1992, and (b) in force for the city of Cork for the purpose of the local elections in 2019 as specified in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 109: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Report to Houses of Oireachtas 37.The Minister shall, in respect of each administrative area in respect of which a plebiscite is held in accordance with this Part and not later than 2 years from the day appointed under subsection (2)of section 33, prepare and submit to both Houses of the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 110: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Costs of holding plebiscites 38.The costs incurred by a local authority in the holding of a plebiscite shall be borne by that local authority.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 111: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “PART 6 URBAN AREASInterpretation 39.(1) In this Part— “greater urban area” means— (a) an urban area, and (b) any part of the administrative area of a local authority designated under section 41by the urban area committee appointed for that urban area;...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The eight urban areas are Athlone, Bray, Carlow, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drogheda, Limerick, Portarlington and Waterford.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: They are Athlone, Bray, Carlow, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drogheda, that place, Limerick, Portarlington and Waterford.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Role and Remuneration of Elected Local Authority Members: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I thank the committee for allowing me the opportunity to address it. I will not go through the speech delivered earlier and I will take it largely as read, although I will refer to a few points in it. I acknowledge the presence of the representatives of the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, and the Local Authorities Members Association, LAMA, in the Gallery. I also acknowledge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Role and Remuneration of Elected Local Authority Members: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Did the Deputy say 1874?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Role and Remuneration of Elected Local Authority Members: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I will answer the questions asked by Deputy Darragh O'Brien in reverse. It is very much my intention that the report will be produced by the end of quarter 1, which is the end of March. I understand there will be recommendations but I do not know whether it will be a series of options or direct recommendations. My absolute intention is that the new system will kick in with the new local...