John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that immediately following on the next census of population, a Dáil Constituency Boundary Commission will deliberate on boundary changes based on preliminary census figures, thus bringing recommendations to him before 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5690/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Work is underway on the drafting of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008 which will, inter alia, provide for revision of Dáil and European Parliament constituencies in accordance with the recommendations of the Constituency Commission which reported in October 2007. The Bill will also provide for the establishment of future Constituency Commissions on publication by CSO of the preliminary results in respect of a census of population and for the work of a Commission to be completed following publication of final population data relating to the relevant census.