Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

With regard to Deputy Kehoe's question, there is nothing in An Agreed Programme for Government or elsewhere on the size of the Dáil. As I stated in reply to Deputy Stanton, issues concerning the size and composition of the Parliament, and the question of whether it should be an Assembly of one or two Chambers, ought to be explored in a very serious way. This process should not be embarked upon without very significant research involving current and former Members of this House and experts in constitutional and parliamentary law.

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