Local Government and Politics
There are four local authorities whose remit collectively encompasses the geographic area of the county and city of Dublin.
| Name | Area | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin City | 114.99 km2 (44.40 sq mi) | 525,383 |
| 2 | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 127.31 km2 (49.15 sq mi) | 206,995 |
| 3 | Fingal | 454.60 km2 (175.52 sq mi) | 273,051 |
| 4 | South Dublin | 222.74 km2 (86.00 sq mi) | 265,174 |
Prior to the enactment of the Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993, the county was a unified whole even though its was administered by two local authorities - Dublin County Council and Dublin Corporation. Since the enactment of the Local Government Act 2001 in particular, the geographic area of the county has been divided between three entities at the level of "county" and a further entity at the level of "city". They rank equally as first level local administrative units of the NUTS 3 Dublin Region for Eurostat purposes. There are 34 LAU 1 entities in the Republic of Ireland. Each local authority is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and development, libraries, the collection of motor taxation, local roads and social housing.
The county is part of the Dublin constituency for the purposes of European elections. For elections to Dáil Éireann, the area of the county is today divided into twelve constituencies: Dublin Central, Dublin Mid–West, Dublin North, Dublin North–Central, Dublin North–East, Dublin North–West, Dublin South, Dublin South–Central, Dublin South–East, Dublin South–West, Dublin West and Dún Laoghaire. Together they return 47 deputies (TDs) to the Dáil.
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