Should Dublin have a Mayor elected by the people?
Another debate on whether Dublin City should have a directly elected Mayor will take place in the Dáil later.
The Green Party will bring forward a bill today to cater for the direct election of a Mayor by the people of Dublin.
The Lord Mayor is currently elected by Dublin City Councillors at the annual meeting of the City Council which is held in City Hall. The current Lord Mayor - Dublin's 347th - is Brendan Carr.
The Green Party bill was originally drafted by the party in 2010, because it said Dublin is in need of strong political leadership.
Party leader Eamon Ryan said: "There's no political person held to account in terms of how we build housing and public transport in the city. It is urgently needed."
The Green Party wants a directly-elected Dublin Mayor to have similar powers to the Mayor of London.
Fianna Fáil wants to take a step back, have a consultation process, a plebiscite and if that's passed in 2018 hold a mayoral election with the local and European poll in 2019.
Last night, TDs debated the Fianna Fáil-proposed legislation which calls for Dubliners to vote on whether there should be a directly elected Mayor.
