The first question relates to the responsibilities of local councils as providers of public services. Known as the expenditure assignment question, it addresses the delivery of services by local ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT reform is being implemented by stealth. A White Paper on reform, promised during the early days of this Government, is still awaited. But, following a report by the Local Government ...

Kerry County Council has received two top accolades at the Excellence in Local Government Awards. The awards are hosted by ...

A chara, – Paul Gillespie writes (“Local politicians are overworked, underpaid and unrepresentative”, Opinion & Analysis, November 30th) that “Irish government and bureaucratic mindsets are so ...

Essentially elected councillors are responsible for formulating policies for their local areas, while the council's Chief Executive and their staff are tasked with implementing decisions. In theory it ...

Today, Kent’s councils have finally submitted their views to ministers on how they think they should be abolished - and what ...

As predicted by almost anyone with a passing knowledge of the recent history of local government reorganisation, local consensus has not been reached. Of the six county areas that made their ...