Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38216/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I have not received correspondence from the organisation in question; however, on receipt, I will reply to any such correspondence without delay.

The general issue of local government structures will be addressed in the White Paper on Local Government, which is currently being finalised by the Cabinet Committee on Local Government. However, there are no plans to establish new city authorities, in Drogheda or elsewhere, which would be at variance with the need for retrenchment in public expenditure and efficiency and rationalisation in structures in public administration generally.