Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2018
582. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the report of the Drogheda Boundary Commission review has been formally adopted; if Louth and Meath county councils have formally entered into a service-level agreement based on the recommendations of the review to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26441/18]
View answerIssues in relation to the boundary between counties Louth and Meath at Drogheda, and other areas which were subject to recent boundary reviews, are being addressed in the context of proposals on local government pursuant to the Programme for a Partnership Government. I have been engaging in that regard with Government and the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, and I intend to announce proposals on completion of this process.
Regarding agreements between the local authorities, while the Drogheda Boundary Review Committee Report did not recommend an extension of the local authority boundary, it called for more enhanced co-operation between Louth and Meath County Councils. There are already many instances of successful practical working relationships between the councils which continue to be built upon through cross boundary co-operation.
The proposals which I will be announcing will ensure that effective joint arrangements are in place in all cases to address cross-boundary issues.
