Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Each constituency commission is established by the Government and is accountable to the Government and, by extension, the Houses of the Oireachtas. When the commission's recommendations are brought before this House, and it is the wish of Deputies that the name of a constituency should be changed, I think that should be done. At the end of the day, the commission's role is to produce a report. I would not have any fears if we were to make an amendment of this nature. In my constituency, we are delighted to be getting a piece of the Kildare South constituency. I thank the commission for that. The Carlow-Kilkenny constituency is staying intact, whereas the Laoighis-Offaly constituency is being butchered. The new Offaly constituency will extend as far as the edge of Nenagh.