Day of local and European elections had previously been mooted as likely date to put question of directly elected mayor to voters in Dublin
The day of the local and European elections had been mooted as a likely date for a plebiscite on a directly elected Dublin mayor to be held. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
However, with eight weeks to go until polling day on June 7th for the local and European elections the chances of a plebiscite being held at that stage appear slim. The Dublin Citizens’ Assembly voted in favour of creating a powerful new mayor with wide-ranging responsibilities in 15 policy areas including housing, homelessness, community healthcare, transport, the environment and emergency services. Six other areas including policing, water and education were recommended to be devolved after five to 10 years.
It said a plebiscite would bring “great democratic legitimacy to the mayoral role” and endorsed the holding of such a vote this year along with the publication of a detailed outline of the legislation to create the office in advance.
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