Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
501. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of the process underpinning the Kilkenny Waterford county boundary review; if any such changes proposed by the review are approved by Dáil Éireann or by ministerial order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn June 2015, an independent statutory Committee was appointed to carry out a review of local government boundaries in Athlone, Carlow, Drogheda and Waterford. In each case, the committee was asked to carry out a review of the boundary between the respective local authorities and to make recommendations with respect to those boundaries and any consequential matters that they consider necessary in the interests of effective local government.
The report in relation to Waterford was submitted to me in late December and I will be considering it carefully along with the other boundary reports. I intend to address them as part of the overall report on local government matters which I will be submitting to Government and the Oireachtas in mid-2017 under the Programme for a Partnership Government. Any alteration of a local authority boundary would require Oireachtas approval of the relevant Ministerial order.
