Limerick County Council
Limerick County Council Comhairle Chontae Luimnigh | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
John Sheahan, FG | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 28 |
Political groups | Fine Gael (15) Fianna Fáil (9) Labour Party (2) Independents (2) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Motto | |
| Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach (Irish) Remember Limerick | |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Dooradoyle, Limerick | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Limerick County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Luimnigh) is the authority responsible for local government in County Limerick, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 28 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a County Manager, Conn Murray. [1] The county seat is at County Hall, Dooradoyle having moved from its previous location at O'Connell Street in Limerick City Centre in the mid 2000's. Limerick County Council is also responsible of a large proportion of Limerick city's suburbs. The remaining areas of Limerick city are under the authority of Limerick City Council which is a separate authority.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Adare (7), Castleconnell (7), Kilmallock (5), Newcastle (5) and Rathkeale (4).[2]
2009 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 15 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 9 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 2 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 2 |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.
| Council members from 2009 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Adare | Leo Walsh | Fine Gael | |
| Rose Brennan | Fine Gael | ||
| Tomás Hannon | Labour | ||
| Richard Butler | Fine Gael | ||
| James Collins | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Leonard Enright | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Patrick Fitzgerald | Independent | ||
| Castleconnell | Mary Jackman | Fine Gael | |
| Eddie Wade | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Brigid Teefy | Independent | ||
| Noel Gleeson | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John Egan | Fine Gael | ||
| Michael Sheahan | Fine Gael | ||
| Mary Harty | Fine Gael | ||
| Kilmallock | James Heffernan† | Labour | |
| Eddie Ryan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mike Houlihan | Fine Gael | ||
| William O'Donnell | Fine Gael | ||
| Mike Donegan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Newcastle | Jerome Scanlan | Fine Gael | |
| Patrick O'Donovan† | Fine Gael | ||
| Liam Galvin | Fine Gael | ||
| Michael Collins | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Francis Foley | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Rathkeale | John Sheahan | Fine Gael | |
| Stephen Keary | Fine Gael | ||
| David Naughton | Fine Gael | ||
| Kevin Sheahan | Fianna Fáil | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O'Donovan | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | Newcastle | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Damien Riedy | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| James Heffernan | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | Kilmallock | Elected to Seanad Éireann at the 2011 Seanad election | April 2011 | David Moloney | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
Proposed merger with Limerick City Council
On 28 June 2011, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan announced that Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council would be merged into a single local authority.[3] The merger would come into effect following the 2014 local elections. The new entity would be headed by a directly elected Mayor, with a five-year term.[4] The first steps in this merger was the appointment of Conn Murray as the dual manager of both Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.lcc.ie/About_Us/Council_Senior_Management/
- ^ "2009 local elections – Limerick County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Carroll, Steven (28 June 2011). "Limerick local authorities to merge". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Limerick councils to be merged". RTÉ News. 28 June 2011.