Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Councillor Ratio.
- Councillor-to-population ratios 8 speeches
The Minister provided a table of councillor-to-population ratios and identified Leitrim as having the lowest ratio and Dublin County Borough the highest.
Jim Mitchell, Sylvester Barrett
- Electoral area changes and commission 4 speeches
Asked whether electoral areas would change for the next local elections, the Minister said he had not considered it; a follow-up asked whether he would appoint a commission, before the Chair moved to the next question.
Edward Collins, Sylvester Barrett, Michael Begley, Joseph Brennan
asked the Minister for the Environment the ratio of county or county borough councillors to the population of their respective counties or county boroughs.
Comment on this
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Table showing the ratio of county or county borough councillors to the population, as ascertained at the 1971 census, of their respective counties or county boroughs.
Comment on this
Will the Minister tell the House which county or county borough has the lowest ratio of representation?
Comment on this
Will the Minister tell the House if he intends to change the electoral areas for the forthcoming local elections?
