The dataset represents planning exemption notifications received by local authorities at local authority level.Source: Local authority annual data returns.Boundaries: Administrative Areas dataset generated from the 2019 National Statutory Boundary dataset. Ungeneralised.The Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils.The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. There are now 26 administrative counties including the five administrative counties of Cork County, Galway County, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.There are 5 city/city and county areas namely Cork City, Dublin City, Galway City, Limerick City and County and Waterford City and County.