Cabinet approve issues on directly-elected mayors

The mayor will earn the same salary as a junior minister, around €94,000, and will also have powers to set the local budget and devise a development plan for the area.

The Cabinet today approved a number of issues regarding directly-elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford.

Plebiscites are due to take place on the same day as the European elections in May, with the first elections in 2021.