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Allowance for Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach.
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143.—(1) (a) A local authority may pay an allowance for reasonable expenses to its Cathaoirleach.
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(b) A local authority may pay an allowance for reasonable expenses to its Leas-Chathaoirleach.
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(2) A decision to pay an allowance under subsection (1) and the determination of the amount of the allowance is a reserved function.
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(3) (a) After consultation with the Minister for Finance, the Minister may issue directions to local authorities or specified classes of local authorities for the purposes of this section.
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(b) Without prejudice to paragraph (a), directions may specify—
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(i) particular considerations to which the local authority shall have regard, and
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(ii) the maximum amounts of the allowances payable under this section, including different amounts for different classes of local authorities.
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