The Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 was an Act passed by the Oireachtas. It abolished the County Dublin and awarded county status to: These new administrative counties have all the powers and institutions of the traditional counties. Section 9 Part 1(a) states that on the establishment day (1 January 1994) the previous county of Dublin "shall cease to exist." Section 15 Part 2 dissolved the former Dún Laoghaire Corporation. The Bill had been proposed by the Minister for the Environment, Michael Smith.