- Frontrunner invites expressions of interest for mayoral statutory committees –

Limerick Mayor frontrunner John Moran last night completed the fifth of his weekly events explaining his manifesto dubbed the “Moran Plan” or #MoreForLimerick.

The latest event took place with a wrap up interview with Sinead Ryan of Newstalk to a packed audience at the Commercial Bar on Catherine Street.  Moran reiterated his intention to prepare and explain all he can before the election because of the imperative to hit the ground running from day one if trusted to be Mayor by the people of Limerick.

Today, Moran has confirmed that, as part of the delivery of the Moran Plan, he intends, if elected, to ask the Limerick Mayoral Advisory and Implementation Committee to establish at least three implementation sub-committees of the statutory Mayoral Advisory and Implementation Committee.

These sub-committees will focus on rigorous monitoring and delivery of all the over 300 examples of actions in the Moran Plan for each of the relevant three strands of his Plan, namely: –
·       a more liveable Limerick with more affordable housing and better quality of life;
·       a more prosperous Limerick with more jobs for graduates and others; and
·       a more healthy Limerick with wellbeing at its core.
In a further step to permit him to begin the delivery of his Plan as soon as possible if elected, Moran has today also announced that he is now inviting organisations or experts who would have an interest in helping participate in the delivery sub-committees above to apply with an expression of interest to be involved.  The closing date for the receipt of such applications with be close of business on the second day after the election results are confirmed.

“Anyone who understands the complexity of what needs to be done within only four months by the Mayor when elected will understand that it is virtually impossible to do that well from a standing start on the day after the count.  To allow me to move quickly, I have already published a comprehensive draft mayoral programme for consultation with the voters of Limerick.  I want them to be sure before the election date what I stand for and leave them in no doubt what I am committing to deliver.  If I am the one elected, I shall therefore have a clear mandate to deliver on that plan but also a clear but demanding obligation to ensure it is delivered on time.”

“Given my experience in public sector administration,  I know the amount of time which risks being lost if the successful candidate waits until after the election to begin setting up the statutory committees needed to complete the process.  If an elected mayor waits, the only other way to do things quickly would be to appoint party insiders to those committees and that is simply not my way.  People are telling me loudly that they intend to vote for change.   The statutory committees and the new Council also need sufficient time to consider the plan before the deadline expires.”

I believe in this election we are being asked for a fresh start in how things work so that things are more transparent, inclusive and open.  By commencing this process early, the right people will have adequate time to consider now if they want to get involved with me and to prepare an expression of interest document.  In turn, I can follow up with my intention to not lose time and begin interviews during the very first week of my term if I am lucky enough to be trusted to be mayor by the people of Limerick”

“I am very excited about the Limerick which we will create if the voters agree that the Moran Plan is the right vision for them.  I hope that others will be similarly excited and want to get involved in helping me make that a reality.”

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