Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the commitments given by him to the Houses of the Oireachtas during the passage of the legislation to abolish the dual mandate are being observed in the spirit and the letter by the various local authorities; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities are ignoring his commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12726/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As indicated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 8 March 2006, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is gathering information from local authorities on the practical application of the arrangements for the supply of specified information to Oireachtas Members under the Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003. Based on the information received so far, I understand that local authorities are, for the most part, complying with these arrangements. However, when the review is complete, I intend to issue any necessary supplementary guidance to local authorities taking account of their responses.