Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is intended to make a decision as to whether there will be one or two local authorities in County Galway in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I established the Galway Local Government Committee under the Local Government Act 1991 on 21 January 2015 and it commenced its work on 10 February 2015 . The Committee, which is independent in the performance of its functions, has been asked to prepare a report making recommendations with respect to whether the boundary of Galway city should be altered or whether Galway City Council and Galway County Council should be unified. In accordance with its terms of reference, the Committee is due to report to me no later than nine months following the commencement of the review and I will give full consideration to all of the details and recommendations in that report when it has been received.