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

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 50: In page 32, lines 31 and 32, 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. 51: In page 33, line 29, 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. 52: In page 37, lines 14 and 15, 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. 53: In page 38, line 12, 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. 54: In page 41, line 7, 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. 55: In page 46, lines 4 and 5, 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: Amendments Nos. 29 to 31, inclusive, tabled by Deputies Quinlivan and Bacik, all relate to section 32 of the Bill to establish the Limerick mayoral advisory and implementation committee. Amendments Nos. 29 and 30 seek changes to how councillors will be appointed to the committee. A key role of this committee, which the mayor will chair, will be to support the mayor in preparing the...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: It is something the people will decide.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I note the point the Deputy made, but this is crafted around the mayor's own programme. The mayor will get Exchequer funding to promote this programme. He or she will bring that programme to the people on the basis of a democratic mandate. This advisory group will be formed around that remit. It is open to the mayor to have whoever he or she wishes on it. One of the areas that is built...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: We want to this work. I look at this in a positive light. In Part 7 of the Bill we have, in very carefully crafted terms, a provision for the removal or recall of the mayor. A significant amount of work was done with the Attorney General on that. Councillors are very discerning and I have great faith in councillors. I want this to work. That mechanism is available. I hope it will not...

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...