Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke says he believes directly elected Mayors will be the chosen future for several counties across the country.
The Fine Gael Deputy, and Minister of State for Local Government, is seeking Government approval for the drafting of legislation that will allow for such an election to take place in Limerick later this year.
The planned legislation comes after the successful May 2019 plebiscite in Limerick that saw people vote in favour of creating the office there.
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Peter Burke says the option will be there in future for local councillors to vote on having directly elected Mayors, but there will also be a method put in place where the agreement of 20% of the population would be enough to hold an election…
