Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is not democratic. Moreover, all the evidence that was put to the convention members was that if one had single-seat constituencies, the smaller parties and the Independents would lose out. They would not be represented. While Deputy Griffin might think this is a good thing, I do not. Even though I might oppose them in many respects, one would not have had People Before Profit, the Socialist Party or the Independents in this Dáil. Moreover, Sinn Féin would not have been in the Dáil at the last election. It would discriminate greatly against everybody except the big parties-----

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