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Executive power is shared between the council and an appointed executive official known as the chief executive. The chief executive is responsible for a staff of 6,200. The offices of the chief executive and other administrative staff are based in the Civic Offices on Wood Quay.
The Chief Executive of a city or county is the senior permanent official in local government in the Republic of Ireland.Whereas the county council and city council are elected officials who formulate policy, the chief executive is an appointed official who manages the implementation of policy. [1]
Pages in category "Members of Dublin City Council" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 ...
In September 2009, former Dublin city manager John Fitzgerald was appointed chairman designate of the NTA, with Gerry Murphy appointed chief executive designate. [14] Also in September 2009, the Public Transport Regulation Bill (2009) was published. This gave it responsibility for licensing road passenger transport services throughout the state.
The office is largely symbolic and its responsibilities consist of chairing meetings of the city council and representing the city at public events. Apart from a few reserved functions, which are exercised by the city council as a whole, executive power is exercised by the chief executive , a council official appointed by the Public ...
the abolition of rural districts in County Dublin (which had been abolished elsewhere under the Local Government Act 1925; [13] the reduction of Dublin City Council from 80 members to 35 members, 5 of which were to be elected by a register of commercial electors. [14] The register of commercial electors was provided by separate legislation. [15]
Under this Act, all ratepayers with a yearly valuation of £10 could vote in civic elections and sit on the council. Dublin Corporation (now Dublin City Council) becomes the new municipal authority for the city of Dublin. Daniel O'Connell was elected to the new Dublin Corporation and took office as Lord Mayor of Dublin, the first Roman Catholic ...