{"id":1016,"date":"2023-06-07T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2024-05-09T17:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T16:15:45","slug":"some-politicians-are-leaving-why-are-some-staying-letter-to-the-irish-times-editor-7th-june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2023\/06\/some-politicians-are-leaving-why-are-some-staying-letter-to-the-irish-times-editor-7th-june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Politicians are leaving &#8211; why are some staying? Letter to the Irish Times Editor &#8211; 7th\u00a0June 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Editor,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kathy Sheridan (7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;June) referring to Dail Eireann members posed the question \u201cSome Politicians are leaving but it\u2019s a wonder so many are staying\u201d. My guess is that in the run in to the next Local Elections many City and County Councillors will be asking a variation of the same question. For Councillors the salary, for what has become for many a full time job, is approximately 25% of that of a TD. The office, secretarial, research and other supports miniscule in comparison. However the criticism and the abuse is the same. Despite the fact that, unlike the Dail and Seanad, Councils meet throughout the year. The charge of \u201cnot really working\u201d is the same. The media of course could play a part by accurately and informedly reporting on Local Government matters. That is one change worth staying for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite all that, I do hope to stay, contest and retain my seat on Dublin City Council at the next Local Elections. There is so much to be done and so much that can be done if only Local Government was allowed to do it. That and the great honour to represent your community and to build a better place is what drives me. As I have said so many times before \u201cLocal Government reform can transform Ireland\u201d. That battle goes on. That is why I, for one, \u2013 hope to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dermot Lacey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Editor, Kathy Sheridan (7th&nbsp;June) referring to Dail Eireann members posed the question \u201cSome Politicians are leaving but it\u2019s a wonder so many are staying\u201d. My guess is that in the run in to the next Local Elections many City and County Councillors will be asking a variation of the same question. 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