S.I. No. 289/1998 - County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998


S.I. No. 289 of 1998.

COUNTY OF OFFALY LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER, 1998

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 24 of the Local Government Act, 1994 (No. 8 of 1994), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998.

2. (1) The County of Offaly shall be divided into the local electoral areas which are named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.

(2) Each such local electoral area shall consist of the area set forth in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(3) The number of members of the council of the County of Offaly to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set forth in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of that local electoral area.

3. Every reference in the Schedule to this Order to an electoral division or urban district shall be construed as referring to such electoral division or urban district as existing at the date of this Order and every reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925.

4. The Offaly County Council Order, 1942 and Article 12 of the County Electoral Areas (Amendment) Order, 1985 ( S.I. No. 109 of 1985 ) are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

Birr

The urban district of Birr and the electoral divisions of Aghancon, Ballincor, Banagher, Barna, Birr Rural, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dromoyle, Dunkerrin, Eglish, Ettagh, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2), Kilcolman, Killyon, Kinnitty, Knockbarron, Letter, Lusmagh, Mounterin, Mountheaton, Roscomroe, Seirkieran, Shinrone, Templeharry, Tulla.

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Edenderry

The electoral divisions of Ballaghassaan, Ballyburly, Ballymacwilliam, Ballyshear, Bracknagh, Clonbulloge, Clonmore, Clonygowan, Croghan, Daingean, Edenderry Rural, Edenderry

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Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

Edenderry (contd)

Urban, Esker, Hammerlane, Kilclonfert, Knockdrin, Monasteroris, Mountbriscoe, O'Dempsy, Portarlington North, Raheenakeeran, Rathfeston.

Ferbane

The electoral divisions of Ballycumber, Bawn, Broughal, Cloghan, Clonmacnoise, Derrinboy, Derryad, Derrycooley, Doon, Drumcullen, Ferbane, Gallen, Hinds, Huntston, Kilcormac, Killooly, Lea, Lumcloon, Moyclare, Rahan, Shannonbridge, Shannonharbour, Srah.

4

Tullamore

The urban district of Tullamore and the electoral divisions of Ballycommon, Cappancur, Clara, Durrow, Geashill, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Tullamore), Kilcumreragh, Killeigh, Killoughy, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tinamuck, Tinnycross, Tullamore Rural.

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GIVEN under the official seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 17th day of August, 1998.

NOEL DEMPSEY

Minister for the Environment and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to amend the division of County Offaly into county electoral areas and to fix the number of members to be elected for each electoral area.