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outlines the requirements for constituencies. The total number of TDs is to be no more than one TD representing twenty thousand and no less than one TD representing thirty thousand of the population, and the ratio should be the same in each constituency, as far as practicable, avoiding
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The constitution specifies that the minimum number of TDs returned for each constituency is three, but does not define the maximum number; however, electoral law specifies a maximum number of five TDs. The electoral system for general elections is
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The 2017 report of the Constituency Commission, proposed several changes to Dáil constituencies. These changes were provided for by the
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On its establishment in February 2023, the Electoral Commission sought submissions for a review of Dáil constituencies and
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preliminary results. It has recommended a Dáil size of 174 members, an increase from the current membership of 160 TDs.
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These constituency changes will take effect from the dissolution of the current Dáil.
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conducted a review of all constituencies on the publication, by the
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Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017
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Dáil constituency

Electoral district
Ireland
Dáil Éireann
Politics of the Republic of Ireland
Coat of arms of Ireland
Constitution
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President
Michael D. Higgins
Council of State
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Taoiseach
Simon Harris
Tánaiste
Micheál Martin
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Attorney General
Rossa Fanning
Oireachtas
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Ceann Comhairle
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
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