Dick Spring
Question:509 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his plans to confer urban district status on the town of Castleisland. [26433/01]
Written Answers. - Urban District Status.
There are no plans to establish an urban district council in Castleisland. In line with the recommendations of the report of the commission on town local government, Towards Cohesive Local Government – Town and County, 1996, the Local Government Act, 2001 allows for the establishment of a town council in towns with a population of 7,500 upwards.