Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of meetings he has had with the Association of Local Government in Ireland and the Local Authority Members Association; his views on those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29003/15]
View answerI recently met representatives of the Association of Irish Local Government and of the Local Authority Members Association to discuss a range of issues relating to the operation of the local government system, and the work of elected members of local authorities, following one year of operation of the new structures established under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. Such meetings are a key element in supporting proper communication between central and local government and keeping under review the operation of the new local authority structures.
