Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

——it will be deserved because he made a distinguished contribution when he was there. He has been a good and constructive representative both there and here.

If we were to make this change in one or two constituencies we would have to make it in quite a few others. I am not in a position to accept the amendment. I am not unsympathetic. When I thought it was simply north-east Carlow and Wicklow I was most disposed to agreeing but on seeing the floodgates that would open I must refuse the amendment.