Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedure involved for a town, which has former town commissioner status, to be granted full town council status; his views on more towns being granted full town council status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26919/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Legislation would be required to confer additional statutory powers on town councils which previously had town commissioner status. The White Paper on Local Government, which will be published following Government consideration of the Report of the Commission on Taxation, will address a broad suite of local government development and financing matters, including issues in relation to town government.