There will also be four new constituencies added. Ireland will be voting for 14 more TDs at the next general election with the number of constituencies also increased by four. In the Electoral Commission’s constituencies review, it recommended that the next Dáil has 174 TDs representing 43 Dáil constituencies, up from the current 160 TDs […]

2 years ago

A big shake-up is coming to Leinster House. The number of TDs in the Dáil will increase following the next General Election, according to reports. On Wednesday evening (13 April), Cabinet reportedly granted approval to a proposal that the number of seats in the next Dáil be risen to at least 169 but no more […]

4 years ago

TDs currently making between €70,000-150,000 a year will have their wages restored to 2008 levels. TDs will have their basic salary risen to over €150,000 from today as civil servants currently making between €70,000-150,000 a year will see their pay restored to 2008 levels. Members of Cabinet signed off on the measures on Thursday to […]

5 years ago

“Don’t be calling us names!” The Dáil was suspended for five minutes on Wednesday afternoon when an argument broke out between three of the TDs present. Leas Ceann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher was forced to put a stop to proceedings when Deputies Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae and Fianna Fáil’s Marc MacSharry all found themselves in […]

8 years ago