asked the Minister for Local Government if a medical officer employed by the Dublin Health Authority is eligible, while retaining such office, to be elected and to serve as a member of the Wicklow Councy Council, Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, or Dún Laoghaire Corporation.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Eligibility for Membership of Local Authority.
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I am advised that the officer would not be disqualified by virtue of his office for election to the corporations or county councils mentioned but that he would be debarred by section 21 of the Local Government Act, 1955, from retaining his office should he become a member of any of these authorities.