'Mini cabinets' recommended as potential means of oversight on local democracy

While not all of the recommendations will be included in the local democracy taskforce's report to the Government, a source said that they gave 'a flavour of the direction of travel'

Other recommendations include that individual councils be allowed to consider changes to the local property tax by increasing it up to 50% or down by 15%. 

"Mini cabinets", the ability to levy an overnight tax on tourists, and the ability to consider local property tax variations of up to 50% are among a number of potential changes to local democracy which have been shared with councillors.

The Association of Irish Local Government (AILG) has been shown a number of "emerging recommendations" which could form part of the final report of the local democracy taskforce, which is due to report to the Government in the coming weeks.