Shaking up the Dáil
Harris calls for national debate on TD numbers
Minister for Higher Education questioned whether increasing the number of politicians “ad nauseam” was appropriate
Politicians have a “duty” to discuss what the correct number of TDs elected to the Dáil is and whether the figure should continue to rise as the population grows, Simon Harris has said.
Speaking to reporters at Government Buildings in Dublin, the Minister for Higher Education questioned whether increasing the number of politicians “ad nauseam” was appropriate.
“I certainly wouldn’t be buying into the populist narrative of reducing the number of politicians for the sake ...