Micheál Martin defends plan to increase number of TDs amid boundaries review
The constituency review was prompted by a boom in the population to 5.15 million.
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The constituency review was prompted by a boom in the population to 5.15 million.
The constituency review was prompted by a boom in the population to 5.15 million.
There will be some changes to the constituencies for the next general election, as the Electoral Commission’s review of the constituency boundaries this week has recommended the number of TDs increase nationally from 160 to 174.
In any constituency review some people will be disappointed, writes the chair of the Electoral Commission
With the population expected to rise considerably over the coming decades, it could leave with an unwieldy Dáil of about 250 representatives by the middle of the century. Is it time for Constitutional reform, asks Elaine Loughlin