Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The constituency I represent will be changed again as a consequence of the commission's report. I support the proposal by my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, that we should consider establishing a permanent electoral commission or office to deal with matters concerning the organisation of elections and the changes in constituency boundaries.

Colleagues will have noticed that a map drawn up by Ordnance Survey Ireland was included along with copies of the commission's report. I was puzzled when I noticed that right beside Donegal on the map is the word "London" followed by the word "Derry". I understood that London is a city of some 10 million people on an offshore island. In fact, I was there earlier this year at a relative's wedding. I was concerned at how that city had somehow made its way across the Irish Sea and landed up somewhere beside Lough Foyle. I take this opportunity to bring to the attention of staff in Ordnance Survey Ireland that the proper name of the city denoted, the last time I was in it, is Derry or, as Gaeilge, Doire Cholmcille. It is additionally troubling that the map includes the strap line: "Ordnance Survey Ireland map, Government of Ireland 2017".

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