Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
76. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated amount of money to be spent on the creation of additional councillors in County Dublin under the Putting People First proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33770/13]
View answerThe total cost of allowances for additional councillors in the Dublin local authorities is currently estimated to be around €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, which will arise from the reduction of 1,627 local authority members nationally to 949.
