Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

According to the programme for Government a Green Paper on local government was to come before the House this week. A commitment was given that within six months of the Government coming to power that Green Paper would be before us. In that regard, a commitment was also given by the Taoiseach that a commission on the boundaries for local elections would be established. Will the Tánaiste indicate if that commission has been established and, if not, when it will be established and when that report will come before the House to inform us on what will happen with regard to the local elections, which are just over a year away?

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