Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 578: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local area plans in place in local authorities here. [32154/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Section 18 (1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 enables a planning authority, at any time, to prepare a local area plan for any particular area within its functional area.

Section 19 (1) (b) of the Act requires that a local area plan be made in respect of an area which: (i) is designated as a town in the most recent census of population, other than a town designated as a suburb or environs in that census; (ii) has a population in excess of 2000; and (iii) is situated within the functional area of a planning authority, which is a county council.

As Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, I am a statutory consultee in relation to local area plans since March 2007. My Department is currently collecting and collating information on local area plans in place in each planning authority, including the definitive number in place countrywide. The information requested will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 579: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of town plans in place here. [32155/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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There are fifty four (54) statutory town development plans in place countrywide.