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S.I. No. 440/2008 - County of offaly Local Electoral Areas Order 2008

S.I. No. 440/2008 - County of offaly Local Electoral Areas Order 2008 2008 440

S.I. No. 440 of 2008

COUNTY OF OFFALY LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th November, 2008.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage 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 Offaly Local Electoral Areas Order 2008.

2. (1) The County of Offaly 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 Offaly 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 or town shall be construed as referring to such electoral division or town 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 County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1998 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Name of Local Electoral Area

Description ofLocal Electoral Area

Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Birr

The town of Birr and the electoral divisions of Aghancon, Ballincor, Barna, Birr Rural,Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dromoyle, Dunkerrin, Eglish, Ettagh, Gorteen (in the formerRural District of Roscrea No. 2), Kilcolman, Killyon, Kinnitty, Knockbarron, Letter,Lusmagh, Mounterin, Mountheaton, Roscomroe, Seirkieran, Shinrone, Templeharry, Tulla.

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Edenderry

The electoral divisions of Ballaghassaan, Ballyburly, Ballymacwilliam, Ballyshear, Bracknagh, Clonbulloge, Clonmore, Clonygowan, Croghan, Daingean, Edenderry Rural, Edenderry Urban, Esker, Geashill, Hammerlane, Kilclonfert, Knockdrin, Monasteroris, Mountbriscoe, ODempsey, Portarlington North, Raheenakeeran, Rathfeston.

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Ferbane

The electoral divisions of Ballycumber, Banagher, Broughal, Cloghan, Clonmacnoise, Derrinboy, Derryad, Doon, Drumcullen, Ferbane, Gallen, Hinds, Huntston, Kilcormac, Killoughy, Lea, Lumcloon, Moyclare, Shannonbridge, Shannonharbour, Srah, Bawn, Derrycooley, Killooly, Rahan.

4

Tullamore

The town of Tullamore and the electoral divisions of Ballycommon, Cappancur, Clara, Durrow, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Tullamore), Kilcumreragh, Killeigh, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tinamuck, Tinnycross, Tullamore Rural.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal

7 November 2008.

JOHN GORMLEY.

Minister for the Environment, Heritage 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 Offaly into local electoral areas and to fix the number of members of Offaly County Council to be elected for each such area.

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