asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health whether he is aware that the Dublin City Commissioners, in reply to a recent petition from residents, stated that they had no power to prevent the use of a wall at the corner of Dorset Street and Upper Gardiner Street for the purpose of bill-posting; and whether he will consider the advisability of introducing proposals for legislation to confer on local authorities power to regulate poster advertising.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - BILL-POSTING IN DUBLIN.
The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, I would refer the Deputy to my reply to a similar question by Deputy Alfred Byrne on the 18th ultimo.
Unfortunately I have not the answer given to Deputy Alfred Byrne before me at the moment, but is it not a fact that that answer indicated that the Minister was of opinion there were sufficient powers in the hands of the Commissioners to deal with a matter of this kind?
No, it said the position was that I had no representations of any kind from local authorities that they had not sufficient powers.