Cut the number of TDs by half and save millions

WE are grossly over-represented by the number of TDs elected to the Dáil. Two examples clearly show this.

Firstly for a population of approximately 4.5 million we have 166 TDs – that is one for just over 27,000 people. In England, the greater Birmingham area has a population of 1,010,000 (approx) and elects 11 MPs – or one for every 91,800.

In Cork, the two city constituencies (which contain parts of the county) hardly exceed 250,000 people and they elect 10 TDs – or one for 25,000 or less.