Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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1168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his policy regarding the hosting of political public meetings in local authority owned or funded community centres; if certain meetings are proscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44908/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Local authorities are independent statutory bodies. The day-to-day management of local authority buildings is an executive function. Section 149 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, requires that the Chief Executive perform executive functions in accordance with the policy framework established by the elected members. 

As such the access and use of facilities that are owned or operated by a local authority is subject to such policy of the local authority as may be determined by the elected council.