Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage

10:40 am

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Yes. The word "Kildare" does not feature in the name of that constituency. I suppose we could give many examples, in addition to those covered in these amendments, of constituency names recommended by the commission that could be changed in this way. If I were to do it in one case in response to an amendment, I would have to do it in many other cases. Therefore, the easiest way to-----