Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Goverment
Part I – Setting the Context
Part II – Leadership and Local Government
- 3. A Mayor for Dublin
- 4. County and City Government - Directly Elected Mayors
- 5. Division of Responsibility between Manager and Elected Council
Part III – Connecting with People and Communities
Part IV – Wider Connections
- 9. Regional Governance
- 10. Local and National Government – Working Together
- 11. The Local Government Commission and Boundaries
Part V – Finance and Ethics
Annexes
Table 1: Number of Members of Local Authorities
Local Authority Number of Members
Cork City Council
Dublin City Council
Galway City Council
Limerick City Council
Waterford City Council
Carlow County Council
Cavan County Council
Clare County Council
Cork City Council
Donegal County Council
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Fingal County Council
Galway County Council
Kerry County Council
Kildare County Council
Kilkenny County Council
Laois County Council
Leitrim County Council
Limerick County Council
Longford County Council
Louth County Council
Mayo County Council
Meath County Council
Monaghan County Council
North Tipperary County Council
Offaly County Council
Roscommon County Council
Sligo County Council
South Dublin County Council
South Tipperary County Council
Waterford County Council
Westmeath County Council
Wexford County Council
Wicklow County Council
Dublin City Council
Galway City Council
Limerick City Council
Waterford City Council
Carlow County Council
Cavan County Council
Clare County Council
Cork City Council
Donegal County Council
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Fingal County Council
Galway County Council
Kerry County Council
Kildare County Council
Kilkenny County Council
Laois County Council
Leitrim County Council
Limerick County Council
Longford County Council
Louth County Council
Mayo County Council
Meath County Council
Monaghan County Council
North Tipperary County Council
Offaly County Council
Roscommon County Council
Sligo County Council
South Dublin County Council
South Tipperary County Council
Waterford County Council
Westmeath County Council
Wexford County Council
Wicklow County Council
31
52
15
17
15
21
25
32
48
29
28
24
30
27
25
26
25
22
28
21
26
31
29
20
21
21
26
25
26
26
23
23
21
24
52
15
17
15
21
25
32
48
29
28
24
30
27
25
26
25
22
28
21
26
31
29
20
21
21
26
25
26
26
23
23
21
24
All town councils have 9 elected members, save for Bray, Clonmel, Drogheda,
Dundalk, Kilkenny, Sligo, Tralee and Wexford, which have 12 elected members.
Table 2: Local Government Towns
Buroughs
Clonmel
Drogheda
Kilkenny
Drogheda
Kilkenny
Sligo
Wexford
.
Wexford
.
Former Urban Districts
Arklow
Athlone
Athy
Ballina
Ballinasloe
Birr
Bray
Buncrana
Bundoran
Carlow
Carrickmacross
Carrick-on-Suir
Cashel
Castlebar
Castleblayney
Cavan
Clonakilty
Clones
Cobh
Dundalk
Dungarvan
Ennis
Enniscorthy
Fermoy
Kells
Killarney
Athlone
Athy
Ballina
Ballinasloe
Birr
Bray
Buncrana
Bundoran
Carlow
Carrickmacross
Carrick-on-Suir
Cashel
Castlebar
Castleblayney
Cavan
Clonakilty
Clones
Cobh
Dundalk
Dungarvan
Ennis
Enniscorthy
Fermoy
Kells
Killarney
Kilrush
Kinsale
Letterkenny
Listowel
Longford
Macroom
Mallow
Midleton
Monaghan
Naas
Nenagh
New Ross
Skibbereen
Templemore
Thurles
Tipperary
Tralee
Trim
Tullamore
Westport
Wicklow
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.
.
.
.
Kinsale
Letterkenny
Listowel
Longford
Macroom
Mallow
Midleton
Monaghan
Naas
Nenagh
New Ross
Skibbereen
Templemore
Thurles
Tipperary
Tralee
Trim
Tullamore
Westport
Wicklow
.
.
.
.
.
Former Town Commissioners
Ardee
Balbriggan
Ballybay
Ballyshannon
Bandon
Bantry
Belturbet
Boyle
Cootehill
Droichead Nua
Edenderry
Gorey
Granard
Greystones
Balbriggan
Ballybay
Ballyshannon
Bandon
Bantry
Belturbet
Boyle
Cootehill
Droichead Nua
Edenderry
Gorey
Granard
Greystones
Kilkee
Leixlip
Lismore
Loughrea
Mountmellick
Muinebheag
Mullingar
Passage West
Portlaoise
Shannon
Tramore
Tuam
.
.
Leixlip
Lismore
Loughrea
Mountmellick
Muinebheag
Mullingar
Passage West
Portlaoise
Shannon
Tramore
Tuam
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Table 3: Urban Areas with Populations of 5,000+
| Local Authority | City Council | Town Council | Non Town Council | Total Population as per Census 2006 | Population within Legal Boundary | Census Environs | |
| Former UDC/Br38 | Former TC39 | ||||||
| Dublin | • | 506,211 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Cork |
• | 119,418 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Galway |
• | 72,414 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Limerick |
• | 52,539 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Waterford |
• | 45,748 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Drogheda |
• | 35,090 | 28,973 | 6,117 | |||
| Dundalk |
• | 35,085 | 29,037 | 6,048 | |||
| Swords |
• | 33,998 |
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| Bray |
• | 31,901 | 27,041 | 4,860 | |||
| Navan |
• | 24,851 | 3,710 | 21,141 | |||
| Ennis |
• | 24,253 | 20,142 | 4,111 | |||
| Tralee |
• | 22,744 | 20,288 | 2,456 | |||
| Kilkenny |
• | 22,179 | 8,661 | 13,518 | |||
| Carlow |
• | 20,724 | 13,623 | 7,101 | |||
| Naas |
• | 20,044 | 20,044 | ||||
| Sligo |
• | 19,402 | 17,892 | 1,510 | |||
| Droichead Nua |
• | 18,520 | 17,042 | 1,478 | |||
| Mullingar |
• | 18,416 | 8,940 | 9,476 | |||
| Wexford |
• | 18,163 | 8,854 | 9,309 | |||
| Letterkenny |
• | 17,586 | 15,062 | 2,524 | |||
| Athlone |
• | 17,544 | 14,347 | 3,197 | |||
| Celbridge |
• | 17,262 | |||||
| Clonmel |
• | 17,008 | 15,482 | 1,526 | |||
| Balbriggan |
• | 15,559 | 6,731 | 8,828 | |||
| Malahide |
• | 14,937 | |||||
| Leixlip |
• | 14,676 | 14,676 | ||||
| Portlaoighise |
• | 14,613 | 3,281 | 11,332 | |||
| Killarney |
• | 14,603 | 13,497 | 1,106 | |||
| Greystones |
• | 14,569 | 10,112 | 4,457 | |||
| Tullamore |
• | 12,927 | 10,900 | 2,027 | |||
| Carrigaline |
• | 12,835 | |||||
| Castlebar |
• | 11,891 | 10,655 | 1,236 | |||
| Arklow |
• | 11,759 | 11,712 | 47 | |||
| Cobh |
• | 11,303 | |||||
| Maynooth |
• | 10,715 | 6,541 | 4,762 | |||
| Ballina | • | 10,409 | 10,056 | 353 | |||
| Local Authority | City Council | Town Council | Non Town Council | Total Population as per Census 2006 | Population within Legal Boundary | Census Environs | |
| Former UDC/Br38 | Former TC39 | ||||||
| Mallow | • | 10,241 | 7,864 | 2,377 | |||
| Wicklow |
• | 10,070 | 6,930 | 3,140 | |||
| Midleton |
• | 10,048 | 3,934 | 6,114 | |||
| Tramore |
• | 9,634 | 9,192 | 442 | |||
| Enniscorthy |
• | 9,538 | 3,241 | 6,297 | |||
| Skerries |
• | 9,535 | |||||
| Shannon |
• | 9,222 | 8,481 | 741 | |||
| Portmarnock |
• | 8,979 |
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| Laytown |
• | 8,978 | |||||
| Bettystown |
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| Mornington |
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| Longford |
• | 8,836 | 7,622 | 1,214 | |||
| Ashbourne |
• | 8,528 | |||||
| Dungarvan |
• | 8,362 | 7,813 | 549 | |||
| Rush |
• | 8,286 | |||||
| Athy |
• | 8,218 | 7,943 | 275 | |||
| Cavan |
• | 7,883 | 3,934 | 3,949 | |||
| Nenagh |
• | 7,751 | 7,415 | 336 | |||
| New Ross |
• | 7,709 | 4,677 | 3,032 | |||
| Thurles |
• | 7,682 | 6,831 | 851 | |||
| Kildare |
• | 7,538 | |||||
| Gorey |
• | 7,193 | 3,479 | 3,714 | |||
| Tuam |
• | 6,885 | 2,997 | 3,888 | |||
| Trim |
• | 6,870 | 1,375 | 5,495 | |||
| Youghal |
• | 6,785 | 6,393 | 392 | |||
| Monaghan |
• | 6,710 | 6,221 | 489 | |||
| Ballinasloe |
• | 6,303 | 6,049 | 254 | |||
| Buncrana |
• | 5,911 | 3,411 | 2,500 | |||
| Carrick-on-Suir |
• | 5,906 | 5,856 | 50 | |||
| Edenderry |
• | 5,888 | 5,617 | 271 | |||
| Fermoy |
• | 5,873 | 2,275 | 3,598 | |||
| Bandon |
• | 5,822 | 1,721 | 4,101 | |||
| Westport |
• | 5,475 | 5,163 | 312 | |||
| Kells |
• | 5,248 | 2,257 | 2,991 | |||
| Passage West |
• | 5,203 | 4,818 | 385 | |||
| Birr |
• | 5,081 | 4,091 | 990 | |||
| Tipperary | • | 5,065 | 4,415 | 650 | |||
38 Borough council or Former Urban District Council.
39 Former town commissioners.
39 Former town commissioners.