Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow for directly elected mayors of cities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Legislation providing for the direct election of mayors was repealed by section 7 of the Local Government (No. 2) Act 2003. In view of this there is no proposal to introduce legislation to provide for direct election of mayors.