asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of the qualifications necessary to enable a person to present himself for election to the Cork Corporation.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Election to Cork Corporation.
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Mr. Barrett
There are no qualifications, as such, for election to Cork Corporation. There are, however, certain disqualifications. I have had a statement of these prepared which is of some length and, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Disqualifications for election to local authorities.
A person is disqualified for election if he—
(a) is an infant or an alien;
(b) has received general assistance within the previous 12 months;
(c) has, within the previous five years, been sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour without the option of a fine, or to any greater punishment and not received a free pardon;
(d) has, within the previous five years, been adjudged a bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors. This disqualification ceases in certain circumstances;
(e) holds any paid office or place of profit under or in the gift or disposal of the local authority other than the office of mayor;
(a) to (e)—Article 12 of the Schedule to the Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898).
(f) is convicted of making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining expenses for attending a meeting of a committee of agriculture or a vocational education committee;
(Section 2 (7) of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1944; Section 6 (6) (b) of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 1947).
(g) is convicted of acting as a member of a local authority when disqualified or voting when prohibited—disqualifies for a period of 7 or 10 years from date of conviction;
(h) has not paid any part of any sum due under a charge or surcharge made by a local government auditor. ((g) and (h)—Sections 60 and 62, Local Government Act, 1925; Section 94 (3)—Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898).
(i) has not paid the whole or part of any sum for rates in respect of a previous financial year (Section 57, Local Government Act, 1941);
(j) is a person in holy orders or a regular minister of any religious denomination (Section 9, Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1838; Section 58, Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act, 1840; Section 94 (1) Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898);
(k) is a member of the Permanent Defence Forces or of the Reserve Defence Forces while actively employed (Section 104, Defence Act, 1954).