Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 341: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that there is no conflict of interest in relation to the membership of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29737/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I am not aware of any conflict of interest in relation to the membership of the organisations in question.

The appointment of members to the Limerick Reorganisation Implementation Group was based, inter alia, on their specific working knowledge of local government in Limerick; experience in local government and organisational matters generally; expertise in business and development matters in Limerick and the broader region; and the desirability of providing continuity of approach in terms of membership of the Mid-West Task Force and the 2010 Limerick Local Government Committee.