Cork East constituency ‘should have five TDs’

THE Cork East electoral constituency should have five Dáil representatives, or be split up, according to TDs who have seen the largest population rise of any constituency outside of Dublin.

Figures obtained from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show there were 72,702 people eligible to vote in the constituency at the 2002 general election. But this has jumped to 86,033.

The population itself has increased from 90,845 to 104,423, (+14.9%), less than 10,000 behind Dún Laoghaire constituency, which is a five-seater.