Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the boundaries in advance of the 2009 local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/08]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he ordered the review in relation to the electoral boundaries for the county council elections; when this review will be finished; and when he will make an announcement on the outcome of the review. [1872/08]

Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to order consideration of the local authority boundaries in advance of the 2009 local elections; the schedule he proposes to follow in the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2340/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1305, 1364 and 1401 together.

On 8 January 2008 I announced that I had established two committees to review local electoral areas. One committee will report on the areas of Dublin City, Cork City, Galway City, Limerick City, Waterford City, and Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin County Councils. The other committee will report on the electoral areas in counties outside of Dublin, on the borough councils of Drogheda and Sligo and on the town councils of Bray and Dundalk. The committees are required to report as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 20 June 2008.