Local Government Reform-No future for Town Councils? Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin Director, Public Policy Advisors Network www.seanoriordain.ie.

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Local Government Reform-No future for Town Councils? Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin Director, Public Policy Advisors Network

Citizen

Family and friends Citizen

Communities of place and interest Family and Friends Citizen

Local-regional- national- international Communities of place and interest Family and Friends Citizen

How we organise ourselves (1) 15 Government Departments 124 State Companies 200 plus arm’s length agencies 1National Police Force 1 Defence Force Decentralised Education System A National Health System Disaggregated local framework

How we organise ourselves (2) Statutory Local Government  80 Town/Borough Councils  34 County/City Councils  34 County/City Development Boards  8 Regional Authorities  2 Regional Assemblies Local Administration  60 plus Area based Initiatives  52 Local Development Companies  33 County/City Childcare Committees  35 County/City Enterprise Boards  32>16 VECs  5 Harbour Authorities

Citizen M aslow’s Needs Public Management

How we organise... How Specialisation Professionalization Mandates Political Direction Structures Horizontal Silos Layers of governance Local to regional to national to international

So what is needed? What? Service quality and citizen based service provision Participation and policy collaboration with internal stakeholders Participation and policy collaboration with external stakeholders Organisation of structure/Institution Spatial/territorial perspective Resourcing and appraisal How? More iterative co-governance Some applications in centralised governance Some in autonomous governance

Is this likely?

Suggestions on Town Government Reform Abolish Merge Renew

Why Abolish/Merge...? Against Savings limited Loss of local discretion Loss of local leadership Inability to influence decisions For Some Savings Greater professionalization Strengthen County leadership Ability to deliver more effective public services

Why Renew? Location based shared service platform Reduce distance between decisions and the citizen Enhanced taxation capacity Enhanced capability and democracy Greater capacity for participation/volunteerism Breaking down of barriers to entry to politics International Evidence

What is likely? Re-configuration of Town/Area Structures Limited underpinning of County/City Government Limited change on Regions No change on shared service platforms No change on governance integration Limited shift in local-centre linkages Continued policy disaggregation

So Death by a thousand cuts...?

....or an unrivalled opportunity for our towns? Reinforced role in planning, housing, community and local development Re-orientation towards the urban centre and its role within the wider rural context Full country coverage which should complement EU Rural Policy Platform Re-ignition of the principles of local self government Potential to enhance local flexibility to confront on- going austerity Movement towards municipal government models across the EU