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January: the advice presented
The minutes attribute advice to Leahy Reidy: national legislation takes precedence over local bye-laws.

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A technical requirement
The recorded advice says departures from default limits need technical justification; a wholesale set-aside risks challenge.

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Dennehy’s disagreement
Niall Dennehy argued that constitutional recognition protected councillors’ reserved functions over speed-limit bye-laws.

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The default still changed
December confirmed support and the legal referral. Rural local roads moved to a 60 km/h default on 7 February 2025.

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Advice and argument, not judgment
These are positions attributed in Council minutes. This episode does not decide their constitutional merits.

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The evidential question
What technical evidence would support any proposed local departure from the default?

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Bronagh English — The Record
Factual record. No finding of causation or responsibility is made here.