John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)

Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government in relation to the five person committee recently appointed to assess the viability of merging Waterford City Council with Waterford County Council, known as the Waterford Local Government Committee, if he will clarify the reason there are no publically elected members from either the city or county councils appointed to this committee; the reason this committee was not chosen by the Independent Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30728/11]

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