Local Government (Support for Elected Members) Bill 2024: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-10
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Garret Ahearn (FG), Administrative Panel

I second the amendment. The Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber. I also welcome Councillor Joe Malone. I thank him for the work he is doing, along with his colleagues in LAMA, which represents councillors right across the country. I listened to the contributions at the start from Senators Black and Flynn. They had 16 minutes to speak and, in the space of that 16 minutes, they gave no acknowledgement or recognition of what has been done in the last number of years. Amazingly, as well as giving no recognition of what is being done for councillors, they put out incorrect information at the end of the contribution about pay for councillors. Just so-----

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Sitting date: 2025-12-10