Eamon Gilmore
Question:630 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the average councillor to population ratio for city, county and urban district councils. [1214/98]
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Eamon Gilmore
Question:649 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the councillor to population ratio for each city, county and urban district council. [1452/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 649 together.
The information requested is set out in the following table:
|
County Council |
Population per member |
|
Carlow County |
1,982 |
|
Cavan County |
2,118 |
|
Clare County |
2,938 |
|
Cork County |
6,111 |
|
Donegal County |
4,483 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
6,786 |
|
Fingal |
6,987 |
|
Galway County |
4,387 |
|
Kerry County |
4,671 |
|
Kildare County |
5,400 |
|
Kilkenny County |
2,898 |
|
Laoighis County |
2,118 |
|
Leitrim County |
1,139 |
|
Limerick County |
4,036 |
|
Longford County |
1,436 |
|
Louth County |
3,545 |
|
Mayo County |
3,598 |
|
Meath County |
3,784 |
|
Monaghan County |
2,566 |
|
Offaly County |
2,815 |
|
Roscommon County |
1,999 |
|
Sligo County |
2,233 |
|
South Dublin |
8,413 |
|
Tipperary, North Riding |
2,763 |
|
Tipperary, South Riding |
2,904 |
|
Waterford County |
2,267 |
|
Westmeath County |
2,753 |
|
Wexford County |
4,970 |
|
Wicklow County |
4,278 |
|
County Borough Corporation |
|
|
Cork County Borough |
4,103 |
|
Dublin County Borough |
9,266 |
|
Galway County Borough |
3,816 |
|
Limerick County Borough |
3,061 |
|
Waterford County Borough |
2,836 |
|
Borough Corporation |
|
|
Clonmel Borough |
1,268 |
|
Drogheda Borough |
2,038 |
|
Kilkenny Borough |
709 |
|
Sligo Borough |
1,482 |
|
Wexford Borough |
794 |
|
Urban District Council |
|
|
Arklow Urban District |
947 |
|
Athlone Urban District |
855 |
|
Athy Urban District |
590 |
|
Ballina Urban District |
761 |
|
Ballinasloe Urban District |
626 |
|
Birr Urban District |
373 |
|
Bray Urban District |
2,104 |
|
Buncrana Urban District |
368 |
|
Bundoran Urban District |
190 |
|
Carlow Urban District |
1,302 |
|
Carrickmacross Urban District |
214 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir Urban District |
575 |
|
Cashel Urban District |
261 |
|
Castlebar Urban District |
732 |
|
Castleblayney Urban District |
209 |
|
Cavan Urban District |
390 |
|
Clonakilty Urban District |
303 |
|
Clones Urban District |
213 |
|
Cobh Urban District |
719 |
|
Dundalk Urban District |
2,147 |
|
Dungarvan Urban District |
797 |
|
Ennis Urban District |
1,704 |
|
Enniscorthy Urban District |
421 |
|
Fermoy Urban District |
257 |
|
Ceannanus Mor (Kells) Urban District |
239 |
|
Killarney Urban District |
979 |
|
Kilrush Urban District |
288 |
|
Kinsale Urban District |
223 |
|
Letterkenny Urban District |
845 |
|
Listowel Urban District |
377 |
|
Longford Urban District |
716 |
|
Macroom Urban District |
273 |
|
Mallow Urban District |
715 |
|
Midleton Urban District |
363 |
|
Monaghan Urban District |
625 |
|
Naas Urban District |
1,564 |
|
Navan Urban District |
383 |
|
Nenagh Urban District |
627 |
|
New Ross Urban District |
557 |
|
Skibbereen Urban District |
214 |
|
Templemore Urban District |
235 |
|
Thurles Urban District |
734 |
|
Tipperary Urban District |
516 |
|
Tralee Urban District |
1,588 |
|
Trim Urban District |
193 |
|
Tullamore Urban District |
1,025 |
|
Westport Urban District |
473 |
|
Wicklow Urban District |
713 |
|
Youghal Urban District |
626 |
|
County Councils |
Average population per member |
|
All County Councils |
3,805 |
|
County Borough Corporations |
|
|
All County Borough Corporations |
5,853 |
|
Borough Corporations |
|
|
All Borough Corporations |
1,258 |
|
Urban District Councils |
|
|
All Urban District Councils |
681 |
|
County, County Borough, Borough and Urban District Councils |
|
|
Aggregate |
2,863 |