Bigger Dáil chamber a waste of public money

IT’S reported that construction of a new state-of-the-art Dáil chamber is to be considered as part of a major review of the Leinster House complex.

This is because the chamber will not be able to accommodate the increased number of TDs anticipated in the coming decades as the population grows.

This same chamber is largely empty for the vast majority of Dáil sessions, on those few days each year that the Dáil is actually in session. Anyone who regularly follows the TV coverage will be aware that most debates are attended by only a handful of TDs.