Dáil debates
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages
7:45 pm
Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I am glad the constituency of Kerry has remained a five seater with 147,000 people to represent. There are a couple of discrepancies in relation to Rathmore, where part of the parish is on the Cork side, and it would be great if we could get it returned to us as it was taken from us. This comprises six townlands, namely, Rathduane, Knocknaloman, Carrigaline, Nohoval, Caherbarnagh and Hollymount. It is the same story in Ballydesmond. Whatever happened there, more than half of it is in Kerry and we would like the other townlands, including Carriganes, Upper and Lower Glencollins, Tooreenduff, Foyle, Camper and Glenreagh, to be returned to their rightful place in the county of Kerry.
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