Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

 

3:35 pm

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his question. Legislation to amend the European constituencies and to allow for the additional seats to be filled in the European elections due to happen at the end of May is before us. These elections will happen at the same time as the local elections. Both of these elections will go ahead regardless of what happens in the Brexit conversations going on at the moment. If there is a delay in the UK withdrawing from the EU, it will have an effect on the number of seats to be filled in the elections in May. We do not think that will be the case, but if it were, we would bring forward new measures at that time.

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