Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will carry out a review of the district electoral divisions ahead of any constituency review in view of the confusion of many voters after the last constituency review; his plans to carry out a review of electoral areas before any constituency review takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19571/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission to review Dáil and European Parliament constituencies upon the publication by the Central Statistics Office of the preliminary results of a Census. Following the Census held in April 2011, the CSO published such a report on 30 June 2011. I have commenced the process for establishing a Constituency Commission by writing to the Chief Justice seeking the nomination of a judge to chair the Commission. I intend to establish the Commission once the Electoral (Amendment) Bill which is currently before the Dáil is enacted. I have no plans to review electoral divisions.