Inclusive reform of Dail should be all for one and one for all

Adverserial politics should be replaced by European model of multi-member coalitions and oppositions that contribute to policy, say Muiris MacCarthaigh and Mary C Murphy.

ADVERSERIAL politics has long been a feature of Dáil Éireann. It does not encourage members to reach across the political divide to find common cause.

The announcement by the Taoiseach of a new, all-party committee on Dáil reform represents acceptance that oppositional business-as-usual will not be possible in this parliamentary session.