John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will briefly wrap up in the interests of getting this legislation into the Seanad as soon as possible.

With regard to Deputy Ó Cuív's comments on broadening the terms for future commissions, some of that is partly included in section 5 of the Bill. The other issues principally revolve around the need to keep county boundaries intact. That is a broader question. The Department is currently drafting legislation with regard to an electoral commission and that is something that commission should be charged with examining.

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