Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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37. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total estimated cost of additional councillors in Dublin under Putting People First. [20445/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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On the basis of the terms of reference of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee, the total cost of allowances for additional councillors in the Dublin local authorities is currently estimated to be circa €1.5 million per annum. This additional cost will arise from reducing the degree of representational imbalance currently in the Dublin authorities and should also be viewed in the context of overall savings in allowances, which are currently estimated at €3.68 million per annum, that will arise from the reduction of 1,627 local authority members nationally to 950.