Review of election constituencies

Updated: 16:43, Wednesday, 9 July 2003

There is to be a review of the boundaries of the Dáil and European electoral constituencies.

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6.01 News: David Davin Power reports that while the EP review is required, a Dáil boundary review was not expected
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9.00 News: David Davin-Power, Political Correspondent, reports on the decision today
9.00 News: David Davin-Power, Political Correspondent, reports on the decision today

The review body will be chaired by Mr Justice Vivian Lavan and will include the Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, and the clerks of the Dáil and Seanad.

The review is to complete its work within six months.

Constituency boundaries are regularly reviewed to accommodate population changes, with the last set of changes introduced in 1998.

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