Martin defends plan to extend variety of TDs amid Irish boundaries evaluation

Sep 01, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Martin defends plan to extend variety of TDs amid Irish boundaries evaluation

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reland’s deputy prime minister has defended plans to extend the variety of the nation’s politicians, arguing they don’t seem to be “an expense we can’t afford”.

Micheal Martin was in Oxford on Friday forward of attending the British-Irish Association convention.

His feedback come after the Electoral Commission really useful the variety of TDs needs to be elevated from 160 to 174 following a evaluation of the nation’s boundaries.