Too many TDs

Has Emmet Murphy (May 28) gone too far in proposing that the number of TDs should be reduced to 38?

Fri, 01 Jun, 2012 - 01:00
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No, he’s absolutely correct; at present the Dáil has over 35 members per million of our population.

Compare this with the UK, France and Germany, which manage to get along with between 7 and 11 per million.

David Sowby

Knocksinna Crescent

Dublin 18

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