I propose to take Questions Nos. 2038 and 2052 together.
The Cork Local Government Implementation Oversight Group has been established 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’s first task is to present a detailed Implementation Plan by end September 2017, engaging with the two local authorities, with a view to developing detailed and comprehensive proposals for the boundary alteration and to ultimately oversee the implementation of agreed recommendations.
At this stage it is a matter for the Oversight Group to progress its work, the output from which I will consider in due course.