Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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1745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the arrangements that have been made to review local electoral areas outside those covered by the two committees that have been set up; the way in which they excluded areas of Cork, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, south Dublin, Limerick and Waterford will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1027/18]

John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I established two Local Electoral Area Boundary Committees on 13 December 2017 to review and make recommendations on local electoral areas.  They are tasked with reporting to me within six months. 

Committee No. 1 is tasked with reviewing and making recommendations on all areas outside of Dublin, other than Cork and Galway.  Its tasks include reviewing local electoral areas in Limerick City and County and in Waterford City and County.

Committee No. 2 is tasked with reviewing local electoral areas in Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.

I have not currently requested that the local electoral areas in Cork and Galway be reviewed, but I have indicated that Committee No. 2 may also be asked to make recommendations on the division of Cork and Galway into local electoral areas.