The idea of directly elected mayors has been around in the Dáil since 2001, and while the issue has been the subject of much debate during the tenure of four ministers with responsibility for local government, it has never been enacted.
They would carry out a number of executive functions currently within the remit of the council’s CEO, in addition to the delivery of a corporate plan and a service delivery plan. But not all agree that it is a good idea. Those against it say it is costly, the salary is too high, it does not necessarily strengthen local government, and the plebiscite is being rushed without enough debate on the issue.
Former Limerick Mayor Kathleen Leddin, an Independent, believes the salary is too low, as it will have to attract people with corporate and diplomatic experience for a job that will be an onerous one. Dr Aodh Quinlivan, Director of the Centre for Local and Regional Governance at UCC, who has written extensively on the issue and on the subject of local government reform, also warns about the ‘celebrity circus’ mayor.
He says he knows a lot of people around the city and county and has been given a ‘slagging’ about putting himself forward. But he says while he has good business acumen, he has no experience of running a city or a budget of that size. There is no qualification for this job except to be popular, he said.
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