Calls for Dáil reform after poll findings

THE shocking findings that politicians are seen by the public as corrupt led to demands for reform of the Dáil and Seanad last night.

The results of the latest opinion poll, showing only one in 20 voters believe politicians are honest and efficient, comes as Dáil Éireann took an 11-day holiday just four weeks after coming back from a 14-week summer break.

In the Sunday Tribune poll, conducted by Millward Brown IMS, 50% picked corrupt as the best word to describe politicians generally, with 46% choosing self serving, followed by 37% picking incompetent and 22% saying politicians were lazy.