Politics

14 new TDs, 4 additional constituencies recommended by electoral commission

Next Dáil will have one TD for every 29,593 people – with fewer new seats recommended by the commission than had been anticipated

Dáil Éireann: The Commission recommends that the next Dáil would see 174 TDs representing 43 Dáil Constituencies, up from the current 160 TDs in 39 Constituencies

The next Dáil will see an additional 14 TDs, as the country’s electoral watchdog recommends the establishment of four new voting constituencies in response to the country’s rising population.

The long-awaited boundary review, published by An Coimiusiún Toghcháin (the Electoral Commission) on Wednesday morning, will significantly reshape the next election and will prompt concerns for TDs in some constituencies.

The report recommends that 174 TDs should be elected in the next general election, based on ...