S.I. No. 622/2018 - County of Laois Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018

1. This Order may be cited as the County of Laois Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018.

2. (1) The County of Laois 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 described in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(3) The number of members of Laois County Council to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set out 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 shall be construed as referring to such electoral division as existing at the date of this Order.

4. The County of Laois shall have the following municipal districts for the purposes of section 22A (inserted by the

Local Government Reform Act 2014

(No. 1 of 2014)) of the

Local Government Act 2001

(No. 37 of 2001)

(

a

) The Municipal District of Borris-in-Ossory — Mountmellick consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Borris-in-Ossory — Mountmellick;

(

b

) The Municipal District of Graiguecullen — Portarlington consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Graiguecullen — Portarlington;

(

c

) The Municipal District of Portlaoise consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Portlaoise.

5. The County of Laois Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (

S.I. No. 54 of 2014

) is revoked.

Schedule

Name of Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Borris-in-Ossory — Mountmellick

The electoral divisions of Aghmacart, Arderin, Ballybrophy, Ballyfin, Borris-in-Ossory, Brisha, Caher, Capard, Cappalough, Cardtown, Castlecuffe, Castletown, Clash, Clonaslee, Clonin, Clonmore, Coolrain, Cuffsborough, Cullahill, Dangans, Donaghmore, Donore, Dunmore, Durrow, Errill, Garrymore, Graigue, Grantstown, Kilcoke, Kildellig, Killermogh, Kilnaseer, Kyle, Kyle South, Lacka, Marymount, Meelick, Moneenalassa, Moneymore, Mountmellick Rural, Mountmellick Urban, Mountrath, Nealstown, OMoresforest, Rathdowney, Rathsaran, Rearymore, Rosenallis, Tinnahinch and Trumra.

6

Graiguecullen — Portarlington

The electoral divisions of Ardough, Arless, Ballickmoyler, Ballyadams, Ballybrittas, Ballycarroll, Ballylehane, Ballylynan, Barrowhouse, Curraclone, Doonane, Emo, Farnans, Fossy, Graigue Rural, Jamestown, Killabban, Kilmullen, Kilmurry, Luggacurren, Moyanna, Newtown, Portarlington South, Rathaspick, Rossmore, Sallyford, Shrule, Stradbally, Tankardstown, Timahoe, Timogue, Turra and Vicarstown.

6

Portlaoise

The electoral divisions of Abbeyleix, Ballinakill, Ballyroan, Blandsfort, Borris, Clondarrig, Clonkeen, Colt, Cullenagh, Dysartgallen, Kilcolmanbane, Portlaoighise Rural, Portlaoighise Urban, Raheen and Shaen.

7

GIVEN under my Hand,

19 December 2018.

JOHN PAUL PHELAN,

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to amend the division of County Laois into local electoral areas, to fix the number of members of Laois County Council to be elected for each such area and to determine the municipal districts for County Laois.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

11

th January

, 2019.

I, JOHN PAUL PHELAN, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 23

of the

Local Government Act 2001

(No. 37 of 2001) and having regard to

section 28

(1)(

d

) of the

Local Government Reform Act 2014

(No. 1 of 2014) and the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (

S.I. No. 473 of 2017

), hereby order as follows