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The Commission itself will be independent of the Government and will report directly to the Oireachtas.

Ministers O’Brien and Noonan publish the General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill   The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, and the Minister of State with Responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, TD, have today (Friday 8 January) published the General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill which provides for a range of significant electoral reforms including, the establishment of a statutory, independent E...