Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the next review of Dáil constituency boundaries is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45086/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 (as amended by section 9 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009), provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission upon the publication by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of a census report setting out the preliminary result of the Census in respect of the total population of the State. Section 9 of the Electoral Act 1997 (as amended by section 9 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009) provides that the work of a Commission be finalised as soon as may be and not later than 3 months after publication by the CSO of the final result of the Census in respect of the total population of the State.