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New council powers
The ‘super-councils’ will assume a range of responsibilities, inheriting some from their predecessors and receiving other significant powers from central…
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Brave new world or a lawyer’s paradise?
Carson McDowell Partner Gary McGhee considers how councils’ interests may compete with the regional interest when powers are transferred. Planning…
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Planning in transition
SOLACE’s planning spokesman David McCammick expects significant change but is confident that the reform process will succeed. An entirely new…
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Council mergers create procurement challenges
New Councils need to be wary of avoiding procurement headaches during the merger process. Edward Quigg, Director with Quigg Golden…
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Local government reform: making the transition
eircom Business Solutions NI hosted a round table discussion on the transition to the 11 new local councils and the…
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The southern perspective
Councillors need to take the whole community’s planning needs into account, according to Fingal County Council’s Kieran Dennison. Planning has…
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Planning reform: the business end
Michael Gordon, who heads up the Belfast office of Turley, the only independent national planning practice in Northern Ireland, considers…
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Integrated and efficient electricity
Barriers at Europe’s borders need to fall if customers are to benefit from a single electricity market. Eurelectric Secretary General…
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Pricing: a broader perspective
John French, Director of Regulation and Pricing at firmus energy, explains how its energy index tracks wholesale prices and informs…
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Bridge to 2025: Europe’s energy future
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators Chairman Lord Mogg outlined its objectives for energy policy at the Northern Ireland…
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