Written answers

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report

Photo of James BrowneJames Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the maximum number of municipal district members for each municipal district under the terms of reference for local electoral boundary committee number 2 set up under the 2018 review of local electoral areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4203/18]

Photo of John Paul PhelanJohn 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 also include reviewing local electoral areas in Limerick City and County and Waterford City and County.  The Terms of Reference of this Committee provide that it should take account of certain proposals in relation to the configuration of Municipal Districts.  The number of members of a Municipal District shall not be less than six, save in exceptional circumstances, for example, related to population, in which case it shall not be less than five.  There is no maximum number of members provided for. 

Committee No. 2 is tasked with reviewing and making recommendations on the division of Dublin City, and the counties of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.  There are no proposals in relation to Municipal Districts in the Terms of Reference of this Committee.

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