Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 June 2016
139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline Glasnevin Trust's system of appointing members to its board; and his views on this system and whether it is in line with best practice. [17422/16]
View answerMy Department has policy and legislative responsibility in respect of the regulation of local authority burial grounds. The Dublin Cemeteries Committee was set up under a Private Act, the Dublin Cemeteries Committee Act 1970, which replaced an earlier Private Act of 1846. The 1970 Act empowers the said Committee to provide, operate and maintain cemeteries in the Dublin area and undertake related activities.
Glasnevin Trust, originally known as Dublin Cemeteries Committee, is not a body under the aegis of my Department and I have no function in relation to, or direct control over, its operation, management, regulation or otherwise. Accordingly, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on this matter.
