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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a great pleasure to welcome witnesses and members to our fourth meeting on the proposals of the citizens' assembly regarding a directly elected mayor for Dublin. This committee has been asked by the Dáil to consider if a plebiscite is needed and to consider the potential wording of such a plebiscite. We have already held three hearings on the matter, the first being with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I also have an opening statement supplied by Ms O'Connor, a member of the citizens' assembly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Ms O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We know. We look forward to seeing Mr. O’Leary in a few weeks’ time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am conscious of time. The five minutes belong to individual members, who can use as much themselves and leave as little to the witnesses as they wish. The witnesses may want to roll any further answers into their contributions with other members. I will move onto Deputy Steven Matthews.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to come in now and continue the discussion. The majority of people in the room are strong supporters of the concept of the directly elected mayor. The question is what is the best chance of making it happen. I think the question a number of members have put to the witnesses essentially is whether we risk putting it to a plebiscite, given that it could fail and effectively we would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: How does Ms O'Connor feel about the committee recommending that the Government should just legislate for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. O'Leary has a lot of experience of how long things take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Sometimes pushing into the next stage delays things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is not that we do not want it to go to the people or that we do not want people to have an engagement. I think it is a recognition that this subject is an incredibly technical one. A bit like the witnesses have said, when you walk in on day one, it is very unlikely that any members of the general public are going to invest the time, energy or effort to read a general scheme, even if it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: The mayor, then, would have influence rather than those who are in of the mayor's office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: When we put that question to the NTA, it said that power will always rely on where the funding is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: If the mayor does not control the overall transport budget for Dublin, they will not be able to direct it. The only way the mayor will be able to control the overall transport budget for funding is if we take it off the NTA and give it to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Is that what Dr. Quinn is proposing when she talks about powers? Is she talking about the large-scale separation of budgets from national agencies to the mayor's office?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. O'Leary see the challenge this will form in the context of the national structure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Gavin and Dr. Quinn are both indicating. I have run way over on my time. I apologise for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Do Mr. Gavin or Ms O'Connor wish to comment? No. I will invite Deputy Higgins to take the Chair. I call Deputy Ó Broin. he will be followed by Deputy Seery Kearney.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I invite Deputy Durkan to assume the Chair.