# local-government - Monday 18 February, 2013
The government is seeking additional savings from the public sector, setting it on a collision course with unions. Here’s what it’s all about…
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# local-government - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, rural enterprises, tourism initiatives and community-based projects all rely on local development companies – which could be forced to close under new reforms, writes John Walsh.
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# local-government - Friday 11 January, 2013
Right now councils only have an informal requirement to balance their books – something the Troika wants addressed.
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# local-government - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Hogan thanked all those who had registered their properties and paid the charge, saying €113.35 million has been collected and reallocated to local authorities.
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# local-government - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
A conventional property tax has many disadvantages against a site value tax, writes Judy Osbourne.
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# local-government - Friday 26 October, 2012
The changes to councils will reinforce the dominance of the three major parties, says Fine Gael councillor Mick Glynn.
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# local-government - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Media plurality, a regulator for charities and transparency in how people are appointed to State bodies all issues highlighted by Transparency International Ireland.
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# local-government - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Draft legislation that proposed a new type of mayor for Dublin had previously made it to the committee stage in late 2010 before being shelved.
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Major reforms to the structure of local government in Ireland were announced yesterday, but what do you think about them?
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# local-government - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Political parties criticise plans to do away with town councils, but the response of others is a little more enthusiastic.
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Under the plans to reform local government unveiled today, different councils will be able to set different rates.
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Minister Phil Hogan said he wanted to remove the possibility of councillors abusing their power.
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That will see the number of council seats reduced from 1,627 to 950.
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# local-government - Monday 15 October, 2012
There are reports that the overhaul will include abolishing the power of councillors to overturn the decisions of planning officials.
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# local-government - Saturday 18 August, 2012
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The GAA dismisses reports of vajazzling – and the Mars Curiosity rover faces a hostile reaction from the natives.
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# local-government - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
Phil Hogan says his reforms will see local services managed locally – with the number of councils being pulled back.
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# local-government - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Michael Healy-Rae has asked the Government its views on installing toilets in graveyards in the interest of visitors.
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# local-government - Friday 11 May, 2012
The government says proposals by Fianna Fail’s John McGuinness would hamper the government’s own plan for reforms.
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# local-government - Friday 9 March, 2012
The government has promised major political reform – but has it fulfilled its promises, one year in?
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# local-government - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Your nightly news round-up of the day’s biggest stories…
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The performance of local councils ranges from incompetent to corrupt – and we need them out, writes William Campbell.
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# local-government - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
Call them gombeens if you want – but handing money and power to local councils would help fix our democracy, writes Aaron McKenna.
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# local-government - Saturday 11 February, 2012
Meanwhile, a committee is to explore whether Waterford City and County Councils should be merged.
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# local-government - Sunday 28 August, 2011
The McCarthy report recommended the abolishment of town councils and a consolidation of local government, but a new study has said that the councils are just an ‘easy target’.
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# local-government - Thursday 26 May, 2011
IMPACT’s national secretary tells its annual conference that local government staffing targets for this year have been met already.
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# local-government - Monday 21 February, 2011
There’s a deficit of over €4bn in local government coffers which are going to hit basic services if not addressed by next government.
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