Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 April 2007
29 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the recent population census results he will review the local electoral boundaries and the number of councillors representing areas which have very high population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/07]
View answerUnlike for Dáil constituencies, there are no constitutional or statutory requirements in relation to the frequency of local electoral area reviews. The last review of local electoral areas was carried out in 1998. The June 2004 local elections took place on the basis of the existing local electoral areas.
The next local elections are due to take place in 2009. Consideration can be given to reviewing the local electoral areas in the light of the final results from Census 2006 when they become available and other relevant factors.
