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S.I. No. 509/2008 - County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order 2008

S.I. No. 509/2008 - County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order 2008 2008 509

S.I. No. 509 of 2008

COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th December, 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 Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order 2008.

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 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 Roscommon 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 shall be construed as referring to such electoral division 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 Roscommon Local Electoral Areas Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 287 of 1998 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Name of LocalElectoral Area

Description ofLocal Electoral Area

Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Athlone

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

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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, Lough Allen, Mantua, Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield, Tivannagh, Tumna North, Tumna South.

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Castlerea

The electoral divisions of Artagh North, Artagh South, Ballaghaderreen, Ballinlough, Ballintober, Baslick, Bellanagare, Buckill, Carrowduff, Castlereagh, Castleplunket, Castleteheen, Cloonfower, Cloonygormican, Coolougher, Edmondstown, Fairymount, Frenchpark, Kiltullagh, Loughglinn.

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Roscommon

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

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Strokestown

The electoral divisions of Annaghmore, Ballygarden, Bumlin, Cloonfinlough, Cloontuskert, Cloonyquin, Creeve (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Cregga, Elia, Elphin, Kilbride North, Kilbride South, Kilgefin, Kilglass North, Kilglass South, Killavackan, Killukin (in the former Rural District of Roscommon), Lisgarve, Lissonuffy, Ogulla, Roosky, Rossmore, Strokestown, Termonbarry, Tulsk.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 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 Roscommon into local electoral areas and to fix the number of members of Roscommon County Council to be elected for each such area.

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