Constituency Commission recommends cutting number of TDs by eight

The Constituency Commission has recommended cutting the number of TDs in Leinster House by eight - from 166 to 158.

The Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2012 has also recommended a reduction in the number of constituencies around the country from 43 to 40 - as well as a number of wide ranging changes to boundaries, with only eight constituencies left untouched.