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S.I. No. 287/1998 -- County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998

S.I. No. 287/1998 -- County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998 1998 287

S.I. No. 287/1998:

COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER, 1998

COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON 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 Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998.

2. (1) The County of Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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 Roscommon County Council Order, 1942, the Roscommon County Council (Amendment) Order, 1974 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1974 ) and Article 13 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)

Athlone

The electoral divisions of Athlone West Rural, Ballydangan, Ballynamona, Caltragh, Carrowreagh, Castlesampson, Cloonburren, Cloonown, Crannagh, Creagh, Culliagh, Drumlosh, Dysart, Kilcar, Kiltoom, Moore, Rockhill, Taghboy, Taghmaconnell, Thomastown, Turrock.

5

Ballaghaderreen

The electoral divisions of Artagh North, Artagh South, Ballaghaderreen, Baslick, Bellanagare, Buckill, Castleplunket, Cloonfower, Edmondstown, Fairymount, Frenchpark, Loughglinn.

4

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

Boyle

The electoral divisions of Aghafin, Altagowlan, Aughrim East, Aughrim West, Ballyfarnan, Ballyfermoyle, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Breedoge, Cloonteen, Creeve (in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1), Croghan, Crossna, Danesfort, Estersnow, Keadew, Kilbryan, Kilcolagh, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1), Killummod, Kilmacumsy, Kilmore, Lisgarve, Lough Allen, Mantua, Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield, Tivannagh, Tumna North, Tumna South.

5

Castlerea

The electoral divisions of Ballinlough, Ballintober, Carrowduff, Castlereagh, Castleteheen, Coolougher, Kiltullagh.

3

Roscommon

The electoral divisions of Athleague East, Athleague West, Cams, Carnagh, Cloonygormican, Drumdaff, Dunamon, Fuerty, Kilteevan, Lackan, Lecarrow, Lismaha, Mote, Roscommon Rural, Roscommon Urban, Roscommon, Scregg.

5

Strokestown

The electoral divisions of Annaghmore, Ballygarden, Bumlin, Cloonfinlough, Cloontuskert, Cloonyquin, Creeve (in the former Rural District of Roscommon),

4

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

Strokestown (contd.)

Cregga, Elia, Elphin, Kilbride North, Kilbride South, Kilgefin, Kilglass North, Kilglass South, Killavackan, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Lissonuffy, Ogulla, Roosky, Rossmore, Strokestown, Termonbarry, Tulsk.

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 Roscommon into county electoral areas and to fix the number of members to be elected for each electoral area.

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