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On 8 January 2008, the Minister for the Environment,
Heritage and Local Government, Mr. John Gormley T.D., announced that he
had established two Committees to review local electoral areas. The review
is needed to take account of the changes in population that have taken
place since the last similar review in 1998. The Committees are required
to report to the Minister not later than 20 June 2008 and their reports
will be considered as the basis for a revision of the local electoral
areas for use at the local elections to be held in 2009.
The Dublin and Cities Electoral Area Boundary Committee
will report on the areas of Dublin City, Cork City, Galway City, Limerick
City, Waterford City, and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin
County Councils.
The members of the Committee are –
| Niall Callan, Chairperson |
former Secretary General, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| Kevin Dowling | former Executive Manager, Dublin City Council |
| Adrian Kavanagh | Department of Geography, NUI Maynooth |
| Willie Soffe | former Fingal County Manager |
| Theresa White | Assistant County Manager, Cork |
The Electoral Area Boundary Committee will report on
the county councils outside of Dublin as well as on Drogheda, Sligo, Bray
and Dundalk.
The Members of the Committee are –
| Niall Callan, Chairperson |
former Secretary General, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| Ann McGuinness | former Westmeath County Manager |
| Deirdre Garvey | Chief Executive Officer, The Wheel |
| Donal O’Donoghue | former Galway County Manager |
| John McCormack | Director of Services, Kilkenny County Council |
