Mayoral plebiscite

[budwards dad]

Just watched a today tonight (whatever the current version is) item on this now.
I would be pro elected mayor including a (temp) administration but this fig leaf of a first effort includes a package that will cost 250€k+

Why do we always end up with mad shit like that?

I’m torn now... want to progress towards an accountable mayor but am wholly unconvinced that paying shitloads of cash to the numpties we tend to get is going to bring us to a bright new dawn.

Ps. No one even knows we will be getting this piece of paper when voting, there will be confusion.

 

[Roxetten]

I'm not convinced we need this at all, we could end up with sone awful celebrity mayor.

I'm voting against.

 

[budwards dad]

Terry shanahan made a good case against it (v buttimer) on the program

 

[ballhopping]

I'm not convinced we need this at all, we could end up with sone awful celebrity mayor.

I'm voting against.

Plus what they may spend on travelling and other junkets !

 

[richiepurg]

The proposal is ill-conceived,not demanded by the public and should be rejected.

 

[rebel_rebel]

Better and more accountable local government is surely a good thing. A No vote here will send a firm message to central government that Cork does not want improved local government.

 

[Drucker]

A directly elected mayor would be a good thing for the city in my view. The cost would be the same as a junior minister. Those lobbying against the cost should vote in favour of the proposal, and then nominate a candidate to run in the election who will do the job for free.
That way the people can decide.

 

[Pontipine]

Just watched a today tonight (whatever the current version is) item on this now.
I would be pro elected mayor including a (temp) administration but this fig leaf of a first effort includes a package that will cost 250€k+

Why do we always end up with mad shit like that?

I’m torn now... want to progress towards an accountable mayor but am wholly unconvinced that paying shitloads of cash to the numpties we tend to get is going to bring us to a bright new dawn.

Ps. No one even knows we will be getting this piece of paper when voting, there will be confusion.

Add another 75k to that.

Shannon more or less proved in a minute the reason we don’t need this new role for Mayor.

 

[ballhopping]

I'm not even sure we need politicians at local level tbh what are they actually doing for us ?

 

[Tube a Pringles]

I'm not even sure we need politicians at local level tbh what are they actually doing for us ?

The alternative is to expect our elected TDs to remain at the parish pump fixing the fucking potholes. That's the main issue with Irish politics.