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Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to address amendments Nos. 24 to 28, inclusive, as they have been grouped for discussion. They relate to sections 30 and 31 of the Bill and the requirement on the mayor to establish the consultative forum and to prepare and publish a mayoral programme for his or her term. Amendments Nos. 24 and 25 relate to section 30 of the Bill, which provides for the establishment of the...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Jesus.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to address amendments Nos. 23, 33 to 35, inclusive. Amendment No. 23 proposes to add a definition in this Part to the Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy to allow for Deputy Leddin's other amendments related to the Limerick project 2040 delivery board and associated transport subgroup. We discussed similar amendments to these on Committee Stage....

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will deal with the other amendments in the limited time I have. Amendments Nos. 82 and 83 both relate to section 178 of the principal Act and the ethics provisions which shall apply to the local government sector. It sets out the actions taken by the chief executive in a matter which the local authority is dealing with and in which there are preliminarily have beneficial interests. They...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, lines 29 and 30, to delete “Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Act 2023” and substitute “Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 18: In page 17, to delete lines 1 to 13.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think the Deputy should move to Limerick.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to address amendment No. 19. I will obviously now not address amendments Nos. 20 or 21. I thank Deputies Quinlivan and Mitchell for that. Amendments Nos. 78 to 83, inclusive, have been grouped together. I want to take the opportunity to mention a number of fundamental tenets of the legislation. These reflect key aspects of the proposal put to the Limerick people in the...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 14: In page 15, line 23, after “general” to insert “, after consultation with the Mayor,”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 16: In page 16, to delete lines 14 to 20 and substitute the following: “(a) in section 13— (i) by the insertion, after subsection (1), of the following subsections: “(1A) Subject to subsection (2), a person to whom subsection (1) applies, other than a person referred to in paragraph (b) or (e) of that subsection, is disqualified from being...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I note the points Members have made. I have a few observations to make. When I came into this role, I had to look at a body of legislation that was not only around the legal form but also required a consideration of whether it would work in practice. I have been very honest in that. There are five staff, one of whom, the special adviser, is directly appointed by the mayor. The draft...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 14 relates to the assignment of staff to the office of mayor. I note that Deputies Bacik and Leddin have tabled similar amendments, Nos. 12 and 15. The appointment of staff to the office of mayor was the subject of much debate on Second Stage and Committee Stage. The Bill, as published, provides that the director general will appoint the office staff in line with their...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 9 aims to include further functions for the mayor. New subsection (6) proposes the mayor have an ambassadorial role in promotion and delivery of the living wage in business in Limerick. As I outlined on Committee Stage, the Government has committed to progress to a national living wage by 2026 by incremental increases of the national minimum wage, which has a statutory basis....

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine. I thank the Chairman for that clarification. I thought as much but it is good to have it clarified for the record. We had a very open discussion on this subject on Committee Stage. I recognise the good intentions of the amendments and appreciate that their aim is to ensure that Limerick can expect to have a mayor who is fully committed to advancing the issues that...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am speaking to amendment No. 77.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: To re-emphasise, amendment No. 77 also inserts a new subparagraph 160(1)(b)(iii) in section 160(1)(b) to provide that the amendment to new subparagraph 161(1)(b)(ii) will not affect any legal cases that are in being. This amendment will ensure that where legal proceedings have been initiated prior to the commencement of section 66 of the Bill, such proceedings will not be affected. This is...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 22, to delete "Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Act 2023" and substitute"Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023".

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, to delete lines 23 and 24 and substitute the following: "(2) The Local Government Acts 1925 to 2023 and this Act (other than Part 5 and section 65) may be cited together as the Local Government Acts 1925 to 2023.".

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. Amendment No. 5 is similar to the amendment tabled by Deputy Quinlivan on Committee Stage and proposes to reduce the review period from three years after the office of mayor is established to two years. As I outlined on Committee Stage, we can all agree that once the office of mayor is established and the mayor is in situ for the appropriate period, there will need to be...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. On a point of clarification, if a Member is not present in the House, do I still speak to the amendment? I do. That is fine. Amendment No. 8 in the name of Deputy Paul Murphy would prohibit the mayor from having any other occupation while amendment No. 7 in the name of Deputy Quinlivan, my Limerick colleague, and others, seeks to stop the mayor from having any other...