Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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686. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had with the implementation group of the boundary between Cork city and county councils; and the position regarding the negotiations between the two local authorities. [49925/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I established the Cork Local Government Implementation Oversight Group to oversee arrangements for the alteration of the boundary between the respective areas of jurisdiction of Cork City Council and Cork County Council, in light of the recommendation in the report of the Cork Expert Advisory Group.

The group submitted an interim implementation plan in September 2017 as requested by Government and indicated that a report on the boundary issue would be submitted by year end. The Chairman of the Group has confirmed to my Department that this work is proceeding in accordance with their terms of reference and I understand that the executive of both Cork local authorities are engaging as part of this process. I have had no direct engagement with the three members of the Group and I await their report which I will consider in due course.