Dublin Regional Authority
- Dublin Regional Authority
The Dublin Regional Authority (Irish "Údarás Réigiúnda Átha Cliath") is one of eight regional authorities set up in the Republic of Ireland under the "Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) Establishment Order 1993".
The Dublin Regional Authority is for County Dublin (officially known as the "Dublin Region") which comprises the administrative areas of the Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. The population of the region is 1.122m (Census 2002).
The main functions of the authority are:-
*To promote co-ordination, co-operation and joint action among the public services and local authorities;
*To prepare Regional Planning Guidelines (P&D Act 2000)
*To review of the overall needs and development requirements of the region;
*To review of local authority’s Development Plans;
*To monitor spending and progress of the National Development Plan and EU Funds.
The current Cathaoirleach (chairperson) is Cllr Dermot Lacey of the Labour Party, a former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
External links
* [http://www.dra.ie Dublin Regional Authority]
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