Joan Collins
Question:681. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that where a cathaoirleach-mayor requisitions a special meeting of a local authority under Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act and the meetings administrator and city-county manager refuse to issue a notification for the meeting, then a valid meeting of the local authority cannot take place; if it has been brought to his attention that there is no mechanism in the Local Government Act 2001 whereby the cathaoirleach-mayor can compel the meetings administrator and city-county manager to issue a notification for a meeting so requisitioned; in the interests of local democracy and local self-government, if he will consider introducing legislation which will allow the cathaoirleach-mayor to directly issue notification for such a meeting to councillors in cases where the meetings administrator and city-county manager refuse to issue a notification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46397/13]
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