Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
653. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a referendum on a directly elected mayor for Dublin will take place on the same day as the 2024 local elections. [14575/24]
View answer658. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what progress has been made to have an election for a directly elected mayor for the city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14601/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 653 and 658 together.
The 2022 Dublin Citizens’ Assembly was asked to consider the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin. Its final report was presented to the Taoiseach in January 2023. In June 2023, the Houses of the Oireachtas referred the report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage for consideration of its recommendations and the Committee reported back in December 2023.
The Dublin Citizens' Assembly report and recommendations, and the Committee's Report, are under consideration by my Department with a view to bringing forward a response for the Government’s consideration in due course. Pending this, no plans have been made to hold a plebiscite on a directly elected mayor for Dublin.
