John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the findings of the Constituency Review Commission on the division of Leitrim will have major socio-economic consequences for the county in coming years. [12644/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to reinstate or reconstitute the CRC and request it to revisit the Leitrim problem with a view to putting forward alternatives in view of the Save Leitrim Campaign; and his views on the matter as the commission has no more sittings. [12645/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to explore an alternative in view of the fact that the CRC did not adhere to the term of reference that dealt with the division of a county; and the reason Leitrim's case was not taken into account when drafting the terms of reference. [12646/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether Leitrim is in a unique situation due to its small population and the CRC's view of it. [12647/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the limited options available to the CRC, he proposes to alter the findings before bringing them before Dáil Éireann for ratification. [12648/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention was drawn to the fact that the proposed division of Leitrim will result in the Dromahaire electoral area being divided, one part in Sligo-Leitrim and the other in Roscommon-Leitrim; his views on whether this is unfair to the people of Leitrim and whether they have a constitutional right to remain in one constituency. [12649/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he can provide evidence from the division of the county pre-1981 to indicate that the consequence of the division had a demoralising effect on the people of Leitrim. [12650/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to set up an independent task force to explore the consequences of the proposed division of Leitrim in view of the limited time and terms of reference available to the CRC. [12651/04]

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 263: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the district electoral areas in the State divided into two constituencies as a result of the CRC. [12652/04]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 to 263, inclusive, together.

It would be inappropriate for me to comment on any of the recommendations of the independent CRC on Dáil constituencies before its report is considered by the Government and the Oireachtas in the context of the necessary legislation.