Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will establish a commission to make recommendations on the proposal for a boundary extension for Limerick city; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties encountered in developing Limerick as the gateway to the mid-west region in the absence of such an extension and the urgency of addressing the issue of the narrow confines of the current boundary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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On 1 March 2008 I altered the boundary of Limerick City under Part V of the Local Government Act 1991 to support the wider task of regeneration in Limerick. The 2008 boundary alteration was supported by both Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council.

The Green Paper on Local Government, Stronger Local Democracy — Options for Change, which I published in April 2008, discusses the issues of the governance of the gateways, the establishment and role of the Local Government Commission, and local authority boundary changes. The White Paper on local government, which I am currently finalising, will set out the Government's proposals in relation to these matters.