Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 April 2017
137. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of representatives from municipal districts and county councils who travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations each representative travelled to; the duration of each trip; and the total costs incurred for each trip in tabular form. [18904/17]
View answerMy Department is not in possession of the information requested by the Deputy. Under the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, local authorities are independent statutory bodies. The reserved functions of a local authority are performed by the elected members by resolution passed at a meeting of the local authority. The prioritisation and sanctioning of expenditure, including authorising representation of the local authority by elected members, is a reserved function for each individual local authority.
