Cavan County Council Comhairle Contae an Chabháin |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Fergal Curtin, FF
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Structure | |
Seats | 18 |
Political groups
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Fianna Fáil (7) Fine Gael (7) Sinn Féin (4) |
Elections | |
Last election
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23 May 2014 |
Motto | |
Feardhacht is Fírinne (Irish) "Manliness and Truth" |
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Meeting place | |
County Hall, Cavan | |
Website | |
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Cavan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Chabháin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cavan, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Tommy Ryan. The county town is Cavan town.
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas (LEA):
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.