Cork and Dublin set to be big winners in larger Dáil

Due to the population increase, a number of constituencies are set to see additional seats for TDs, with Dublin and surrounding counties all likely to see a jump.

Posters for Fine Gael's Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin in Dublin during the 2020 general election. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Cork and Dublin are set to be the big winners as the next Dáil will have at least another 11 TDs, and at most another 21, on foot of an increase in the population, Local Government Minister Darragh O’Brien has said.

Speaking to a private Fianna Fáil meeting, Mr O’Brien has said the next Dáil will, on foot of this year’s Census, have between 171 and 181 TDs, up from the current number of 160.