Number of TDs to rise in line with population — Census

Constituency boundary redraw is under way

With a constituency boundary redraw under way, the Electoral Commission will have to increase the number of TDs to a minimum of 172 TDs to be in line with the Constitution. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

The release of census figures will have impacts across all aspects of society, none more so than the political system.

With a constituency boundary redraw under way, the Electoral Commission will have to increase the number of TDs to a minimum of 172 TDs to be in line with the Constitution.