TDs spend more than half their time dealing with constituency work, according to a new survey carried out for the Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution.
The survey found that deputies spend 53% of the their time on constituency work, 38% on legislative work, and 9% on other activities.
While a majority of TDs want to retain the current electoral system, there has been a big increase in the proportion who want change.
The new survey suggests that 43% now want change compared to 27% in a survey 11 years ago.
The study found that the amount of time spent on constituency work increased with distance from Dublin and with the number of running mates the TD had at the previous election.
