Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 365: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that the Sligo county manager told a meeting of Sligo County Council on 7 November 2011, that officials from the county council had meetings with senior civil servants from his Department to discuss the council's financial difficulties, further that the county manager said that the county council had also been in written communication with his Department in regard to the council's financial situation; the dates that meetings between his Department's civil servants and council officials took place; the dates he received written communications from the county council regarding the council's finances; the dates written communications issued from his Department to the county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35864/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 395 of 15 November 2011 in which I confirmed that my Department met with the County Manager of Sligo County Council on 18 October 2011 to discuss the financial position of the Council. My Department is in ongoing consultation with the Council in relation to its finances and a meeting with the Council's Head of Finance is scheduled for 24 November 2011. My Department received written communications from Sligo County Council regarding the Council's financial position on 16 September, 29 October, 1 November and 9 November 2011. My Department issued written communications regarding the Council's financial position on 26 October, 4 November and 17 November 2011.