Plebiscite on Dublin Mayor put on hold.

Consonata

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/04/12/no-plans-for-dubliners-to-vote-in-june-on-directly-elected-mayor/

Very unfortunate. Seems that the current government are only focusing on funding proposals that can be done before Spring next year. The report released was good, it's a shame that it's likely to gather dust until the next government, even when a plebiscite could have been held in June.

gjim

The quality of local representatives doesn’t inspire confidence for a directly elected mayor with extensive powers. Likely contested by cranks and hyper-NIMBYs - the hope that a competent centrist with genuine executive experience at the level required gets elected is wishful thinking I think. More likely to end up with some populist left or right nutter with no experience of being an effective leader of a large organization like DCC.

Podge_irl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122014458#Comment_122014458

A high profile executive position is far more likely to attract competent and effective candidates. Nimbyism is less effective on a city-wide scale also. It is something Dublin desperately needs.

cantalach

Not sure why this is in infrastructure. Wouldn’t one of the politics forums be more appropriate?

Zebra3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122019504#Comment_122019504

Can be in both depending on powers given to the position.

MJohnston

"rabidly anti motorist"

Let's not turn this into another one of those threads, especially as this statement is particularly untrue.

Sam Russell

Mod: This should be in the politics forum, so I am closing this thread.

It will just go down another rabbit hole otherwise.