Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 February 2003

Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

I ask that councillors' years of service be taken into account in relation to pension rights or, at least, that there should be some recognition of their situation. If a member of the local authority vacates their seat during the period 4 May until the end of June, any position they hold on that local authority should be held by the group they represent and that should be embodied in the legislation. If a vacancy occurs on a county council at present, the vacancy is filled by the party that loses that seat. If a member resigns from an authority on the basis of the Bill and he or she is a member of a health board, that party may lose that seat and if he or she is a member of a regional authority, he or she may lose that seat. In the interest of equity, the party that loses a seat due to the resignation of a member should retain that position.

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