Labour: Make every constituency in country a five-seater

EVERY Dáil constituency in the country should be a five-seater, according to a radical proposal made to the Constituency Commission by the Labour Party.

In its submission to the commission, the party argues that four-seat, and particularly three-seat, constituencies are “skewed” in favour of Fianna Fáil and the number of seats don’t reflect the percentage of support for each party.

“All other things being equal, a Dáil made up of 33 five-seat constituencies would be preferable to one made up of 55 three- seaters,” the party states in its submission.