Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform councillors payments and expenses; the time frame for such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40919/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Currently, councillors are in receipt of a number of financial supports in recognition of their commitment to service to the community and to contribute to defraying the reasonable expenses of discharging their duties . The structures and levels of councillors ’ payments and expenses will be reviewed in the overall context of a detailed action programme for the reform of local government which I propose to publish shortly.