S.I. No. 298/1998 - Limerick County Borough Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998.

1. This Order may be cited as the Limerick County Borough Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998.

2. (1) The County Borough of Limerick 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 Borough of Limerick 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.

(4) The number of the said members to be elected for each such local electoral area who are to be aldermen shall be the number set forth in the fourth 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 shall be construed as a reference to such electoral division as described in the County Borough of Limerick (Wards) Regulations, 1970 (

S.I. No. 279 of 1970

) and therein referred to as wards.

4. The Limerick County Borough Electoral Areas Order, 1985 (

S.I. No. 112 of 1985

) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Number of those Members who are to be Aldermen

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Limerick No. 1

The electoral divisions of Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Farranshone, Killeely A, Killeely B.

5

1

Limerick No. 2

The electoral divisions of Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, John's A, John's B, John's C, Singland A.

4

1

Limerick No. 3

The electoral divisions of Galvone A, Galvone B, Glenthworth B, Rathbane, Singland B, St. Laurence.

4

1

Limerick No. 4

The electoral divisions of Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Glenthworth A, Glenthworth C, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Shannon A Shannon B.

4

1

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, this 24th 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 Limerick County Borough into local electoral areas, to fix the number of members to be elected for each electoral area and the number of aldermen to be elected for each electoral area.

S.I. No. 298 of 1998.

LIMERICK COUNTY BOROUGH 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 follow