The election of a powerful new mayor for Dublin is to be proposed to the Government following a vote by the Citizens’ Assembly on Saturday.
The Citizens’ Assembly on a directly elected mayor concluded its final plenary meeting at Dublin Castle, after deliberations took place over six months. During a series of ballots that took place throughout the day, members voted in favour of a mayor with responsibility for 15 policy areas including housing, homelessness, community healthcare, transport, the environment and emergency services.
The Assembly also supported holding a plebiscite on the creation of the office before it is established. It also recommended a series of new local government structures to support and sit alongside the new Directly Elected Mayor.
