Labour may bring back town councils

Councillors are in line for pay increases and town council structures are set to be reinstated under reforms being considered by outgoing Environment Minister Alan Kelly.

The minister signalled that he wants to roll back local government cutbacks and changes introduced by his predecessor Phil Hogan, which he is not happy about.

Speaking at Labour’s conference in Mullingar, the deputy Labour leader addressed concerns about “shambolic” changes introduced by his predecessor to local government.