Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will ensure that the master plan being developed for Dublin Bay by Dublin City Council and by the task force which he has appointed are ultimately given legal effect. [45922/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Dublin Bay Task Force was established at my request by the Dublin Regional Authority, to prepare a draft Master Plan for Dublin Bay and make recommendations in relation to institutional arrangements for coastal zone management in the Bay. As outlined in the Programme for Government, I will consider legislation, if necessary, to implement the recommendations of the Task Force.

Dublin City Council, which is represented on the Dublin Bay Task Force, has prepared a report on its analysis of the future of the central Bay area, from Sutton to Booterstown entitled A Vision for Dublin Bay. The report, and the studies underpinning it, is being considered by the Task Force in the context of its own work on the future of the Bay.