David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received representations from Midleton Town Council asking him to extend the town boundary; the action he has taken as a result of such representations with details of progress in the extension of the town boundary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Midleton Town Council applied for a boundary alteration in 2006. The extent of the change to the boundary sought by the Town Council was opposed by Cork County Council. I wrote to Midleton Town Council in December 2007 stating that I considered it inappropriate to proceed with the application for a number of reasons, including the lack of agreement between town and county, the passage of time since the initiation of the proposal, and the ongoing process of local government reform. I published the Green Paper, Stronger Local Democracy — Options for Change, today (22 April). This will, inter alia, address town boundaries and the wider issue of town and county institutional relationships. The Paper presents options for further consideration; I look forward to receiving the views of all concerned, which will inform the subsequent drafting of a White Paper on local government reform.