Call for 10-year limit on TD term in office

Politicians should serve a maximum of two terms in the Dáil because anything longer is bad for politics.

Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW Seán Canney believes TDs do not have a “divine right” to a seat in Leinster House and, like the President of Ireland, should be capped at spending two terms or 10 years in the Dáil.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner Mr Canney said: “I don’t think I have the divine right to be a TD for 20 years or 30 years or anything like that and I don’t think it’s good for politics that people remain in place for as long as that, for the simple reason that they get stagnant, sometimes your enthusiasm will wane.