Peadar Clohessy
Ceist:25 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for the Environment when the European Charter of Local Self-Government will be ratified.
Written Answers. - European Charter of Local Self-Government.
The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to ratify the European Charter of Local Self-Government. The various implications of the charter are being examined with a view to signature and ratification as soon as possible as an element in the ongoing local government reform programme.