{"id":11832,"date":"2022-06-04T21:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=11832"},"modified":"2022-06-04T21:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:12:40","slug":"other-local-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Local Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Background\" title=\"Background\">Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Regional_Authorities\" title=\"Regional Authorities\">Regional Authorities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Planning\" title=\"Planning\">Planning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#EU_Programmes\" title=\"EU Programmes\">EU Programmes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Education\" title=\"Education\">Education<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Harbours\" title=\"Harbours\">Harbours<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Enterprise\" title=\"Enterprise\">Enterprise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Agriculture\" title=\"Agriculture\">Agriculture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/other-local-bodies\/#Health\" title=\"Health\">Health<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background\"><\/span>Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regional authorities do not play a significant role in Irish local government.\u00a0 Local authorities may and do form common bodies and committees to provide services on a joint basis.\u00a0 This occurs in relation to various functions, for example, library functions and formerly water and sanitary services functions.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly, local authorities played a much more significant role in the areas of agriculture, health, education and welfare.\u00a0 To the course of the 20th century, most of these functions have been transferred to state bodies, departments and agencies.\u00a0 Local authorities play a vestigial role in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1970 and 2005, the former functions of the local authorities as health authorities were merged into a number of regional Health Boards which included representatives of each authority.\u00a0 Ultimately these were replaced by the Health Services Executive.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1960s and 1970s, regional \u00a0development organisations were established in nine regions to administer development programmes.\u00a0 Their representatives comprised members of local authority, central government, and state-sponsored bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities may appoint committees as they see fit in relation to their functions.\u00a0 This may relate to part or the whole of the council area.\u00a0 The committee may include councillors and non-councillors.\u00a0 Formerly some \u00a0functions of local authorities were undertaken by local committees. Some committees are required to be established whereas others are discretionary.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regional_Authorities\"><\/span>Regional Authorities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regional Authorities were established in 1994 comprising eight regions namely Border, Dublin, Mid-East, Mid-West, Midland, South-West, South-East, and West.\u00a0 The members of the authority are elected members of the councils in that area.\u00a0 The number of councillors from each council area is designated by law.<\/p>\n<p>In order to qualify for EU objective 1 status for the so-called Border, Midland, and Western area (BMW), two regional assemblies were established in 1999.\u00a0 These assemblies have functions in relation to the management of EU programme and certain other roles.\u00a0 Membership is drawn from the elected representatives of the existing eight regional authorities.\u00a0 Each has a CEO.<\/p>\n<p>The function of the regional authority is to coordinate public services in the region.\u00a0 The functions relate to \u00a0cooperation, joint arrangements, consultations and joint actions.The authorities are designed to assess the needs and development requirements of each region from time to time.\u00a0 They are involved in the preparation of the development strategies of the two regional assemblies mentioned above.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planning\"><\/span>Planning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The regional authorities review the development plans of local authorities in their region and adjoining regions where necessary.\u00a0 Their function is to seek to achieve consistency in the plans in relation to the overall requirements of the region.\u00a0 A regional report is required every five years.\u00a0 An annual report is required.<\/p>\n<p>Planning legislation allows the regional authorities to provide for regional planning guidelines.\u00a0 These are designed to provide a long-termstrategic planning framework for the development of the region.\u00a0 They are published following consultation with the local authorities.\u00a0 Certain notices are published and public participation is sought.<\/p>\n<p>The councils in the exercise of their planning functions must have regard to regional planning guidelines when they adopt their development plans.\u00a0 The regional authorities review their plan every six years and may #revise guidelines.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EU_Programmes\"><\/span>EU Programmes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The regional authority must at the request of the Department of Finance provide information and recommendations in connection with the preparation of any plan or program for EU structural funds.\u00a0 The authorities are obliged to establish EU operational committees consisting of the managers of the authorities, representatives of the elected members, representatives of the FAS\/Enterprise Ireland and representatives of certain other bodies.<\/p>\n<p>A separate operational committee exists for non-EU matters with a slightly different composition including representatives of a wider category of bodies including central, state bodies with a local element including harbour authorities and other bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Each regional authority has a director and a semi-permanent staff.\u00a0 They are funded by their local authority.\u00a0 Other funding is derived from EU aid.<\/p>\n<p>The Borders, Midland and Western regional authorities, were established to qualify for objective 1 treatment under the EU structural funds programme commencing at the start of the last decade.\u00a0 The Border, Midland, and Western regional authority is based in Ballaghaderreen.\u00a0 The Southern and Eastern assembly is based in Waterford.\u00a0 Its members consist of members of the underlying authority.<\/p>\n<p>The regional assemblies coordinate the provision of public services in the region concerned.\u00a0 They promote cooperation between local authorities, regional authorities and other public authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The principal functions of the regional assemblies \u00a0are in relation to the national plans for the purpose of implementation of EU programmes.Regional authorities may establish committees and joint subcommittees.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Education\"><\/span>Education<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Vocational education committees managed the second and third level vocational education colleges.\u00a0 A \u00a0vocational education committee was a separate legal body.\u00a0 Its members consist of councillors, staff and parent representatives of certain other bodies.\u00a0 A VEC has its own executive.The Department of Education regulated the governing procedures of VEC.<\/p>\n<p>The VECs provide a system of education for their areas.\u00a0 They established second-level schools, institutes of technology, community colleges, vocational training opportunity schemes, adult education centres, post leaving cert programs. Their functions have been transferred to the Education and Training Boards<\/p>\n<p>Formerly local authorities establish committees of agriculture.\u00a0 They were abolished and their functions ultimately transferred to Teagasc.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly local authorities established school attendance committees.\u00a0 These functions were transferred to the National Educational and Welfare Board.<\/p>\n<p>The local authorities formerly administered higher education grants in their area.\u00a0 Schemes were drawn up regarding qualification including means testing, and residence.\u00a0 This function has been transferred to a State authority.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harbours\"><\/span>Harbours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Certain harbours have harbour authorities consisting of representatives of local authorities, commercial and local interest and certain other members nominated by the Department for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.\u00a0 Separate to this certain harbour authorities are managed directly by the state and certain other such authorities are constituted as private companies.<\/p>\n<p>Harbour authorities are responsible for the maintenance and operation of harbours subject to the general control of the Department.\u00a0 The Department fixes harbour rates and charges.<\/p>\n<p>The commercial harbours established as companies under the Harbours Act 1996 are Dublin, Dundalk, Dun Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross, Shannon, Waterford, Wicklow, Cork, Arklow and Drogheda.The former harbour authority&#8217;s role is displaced in respect of harbours with harbour companies.<\/p>\n<p>Fishery harbours are operated by the Department under the Fishery Harbour Centres Act.\u00a0 They include Killybegs, Castletownbere, Rossaveal, Dunmore East and Howth.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly there are a number of regional fishery boards which were merged into Inland Fisheries Ireland.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enterprise\"><\/span>Enterprise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>City and County Enterprise boards were constituted in 1993 for the purpose of promotion of enterprise and employment in relation to smaller enterprises. They were designed to compliment Enterprise Ireland and other national agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The County Enterprise Boards have been reconstituted as Local Enterprise Offices. They provide \u00a0support for employment\u00a0 in small enterprises..\u00a0 They develop enterprise plans covering their area.\u00a0 They may provide focussed grants and other supports, subject to state aid de minimis rules.<\/p>\n<p>Local Area partnerships were established under government programs negotiated in conjunction with the social partners.\u00a0 They comprise state agencies social partners, local councillors, the community and voluntary sector.\u00a0 Many of the group are \u00a0target socially excluded persons, long-term unemployed, disabled persons, travellers, homeless and young persons at risk.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agriculture\"><\/span>Agriculture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The local authorities maintain a peripheral role in relation to agriculture.\u00a0 They employ veterinary inspectors for certain functions including in relation to certain disease control functions.<\/p>\n<p>Some local area partnerships act under the LEADER program. They promote rural development\u00a0 The program is based on EU \u00a0support for the development of rural regions across the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Leader groups operate under the rural development programmes.\u00a0 They provide a variety of supports in relation to matters such as tourism, farm enterprise, local services, marketing and improvement of the environment.\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities are responsible for abattoir, slaughterhouses and certain functions in relation to milk and dairy legislation.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Health\"><\/span>Health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Formerly the health boards administered food safety in Ireland.\u00a0 On the establishment of Food Safety Authority of Ireland, local authorities entered the service contracts to provide inspection, licensing and other service in relation to manufacture, processing, transport, and storage of food.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities have functions under the Control of Dogs legislation and the Control of Horses Act.\u00a0 They employ dog wardens and impound stray dogs.\u00a0 They may make byelaws regarding licensing and controlling of horses.\u00a0 Stray horses may be impounded.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities appoint coroners for their districts.\u00a0 There may be one or more districts within the larger counties.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-11832\" data-postid=\"11832\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-11832 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Regional authorities do not play a significant role in Irish local government.\u00a0 Local authorities may and do form common bodies and committees to provide services on a joint basis.\u00a0 This occurs in relation to various functions, for example, library functions and formerly water and sanitary services functions. 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