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Local Government Reform Act 2014
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Local Government Reform Act 2014
The
Local Government Reform Act 2014
is an
act
of the
Oireachtas
providing for a major restructuring of
local government in the Republic of Ireland
with effect from the
2014 local elections
. It merged some first-tier
county
and city councils, abolished all second-tier
town and borough council
s, and created a new second tier of
municipal district
s covering rural as well as urban areas. It also provided for a
plebiscite
on whether to create a directly elected executive Mayor of the
Dublin Region
(distinct from the existing ceremonial office of
Lord Mayor of Dublin city
) although this provision was not activated. The act was introduced as a
bill
on 15 October 2013 by
Phil Hogan
, the
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
, and
signed into law
on 27 January 2014 by
Michael D. Higgins
, the
President
. Most of its provisions
came into force
on 1 June 2014.
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