Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

The electoral amendment Bill is due for publication in mid-2006 when the preliminary census returns will be published. Given that the census will inform future constituency boundary changes, does the Tánaiste believe there is a value in delaying their publication so that other amendments can be made? There is a decent chance one of the Kildare constituencies could exceed the 30,000 population threshold set down in the Constitution.

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