Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a person (details supplied). [21361/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The provisions governing local authority membership and local authority employment are set out in sections 13 and 161 of the Local Government Act 2001. Under section 13 of the Act, a person employed by a local authority who is not the holder of a class, description, or grade of employment designated by order under section 161 is disqualified from being elected or co-opted to, or from being a member of, a local authority. For the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001 (Section 161) Order 2004, designated employments are employments whose maximum salary does not exceed the maximum salary for the post of Clerical Officer in a local authority. It is the responsibility of the returning officer to rule on the validity of each nomination based on the information provided.