Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1690. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which he is addressing the anomaly which sees city councillors receive a lower remuneration than that of their county council counterparts for effectively doing the same job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36461/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere is no existing disparity between the rate of remuneration received by city councillors and county councillors.
My Department is reviewing the supports provided to councillors to enable them to do their important work in line with the commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government and the announcement made by my predecessor earlier this year. In this context, my colleague John Paul Phelan TD, Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, recently met with representatives of the Association for Irish Local Government (AILG) to discuss the views of its members on this and other issues of interest.
Following the implementation of the local government reforms in 2014, it is recognised that, in general, there are now fewer councillors with an increased workload arising from an enhanced range of functions and responsibilities, particularly at sub-county level. My Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, is now considering how best to address this issue in a manner that is fair and equitable to all councillors. An announcement will be made once these consultations have concluded.
