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Galway County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe) is the local authority of County Galway, 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, environment, and local fire ...
The county council, as landlord of a halting site, is obliged to follow up on complaints. County Councils can respond to anti-social behaviour by imposing penalties. If a tenant is evicted from their accommodation due to anti-social behaviour, they are deemed homeless. Consequently, they may not be provided with another home by the County Council.
O'Hara has campaigned on the issues of housing, health, transport, and rural development, with a particular focus on dereliction in towns across County Galway, [11] a reduction in rents and provision of affordable housing, [12] [13] reopening the Western Railway Corridor to connect Tuam and Athenry with Galway City as well as an increase and enhancement of primary healthcare services. [14]
The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils. [1] [2] [3] The principal decision-making body in each of the thirty-one local authorities is composed of the members of the council, elected by universal franchise in local elections every five years from multi-seat local ...
As part of the Northern and Western Region, Galway County Council has three representatives and Galway City Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly. [26] The county is part of three Dáil constituencies: Galway East (3 seats), Galway West (5 seats) and Roscommon–Galway (5 seats). [27]
In 1937, the Urban District of Galway became the Borough of Galway, remaining part of County Galway. [5] The borough council had 12 members. [6] It increased to 15 members at the 1985 election, in anticipation of its conversion to a city council. [7] In 1986, the Borough of Galway became the County Borough of Galway and ceased to part of County ...
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City Hall (Irish: Halla na Cathrach, Gaillimh) is a municipal facility being fitted out at Crown Square in Galway, Ireland. It is scheduled to become the administrative centre of Galway City Council in 2024.