Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
787. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when legislation for the new role of a directly elected mayor for Limerick city and county will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20127/21]
View answerFollowing Government approval at the end of January, work has advanced as a priority in my Department to draft a general scheme providing for a directly elected mayor with executive functions for Limerick city and county. The general scheme also includes an electoral code to facilitate the holding of mayoral elections in Limerick, as well as provisions to allow for the holding of plebiscites in other jurisdictions in 2024 as outlined in the Programme For Government.
I am pleased to confirm that on Tuesday, 20 April, Government approved the publication of the general scheme, its forwarding to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for pre-legislative scrutiny and the priority drafting of the Bill.
