Seanad debates

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

4:40 pm

Photo of Ivana BacikIvana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister. In the context of section 3, I raise the issue of the naming of the constituencies. My colleague, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, raised the issue of the renaming of Dublin South East as Dublin Bay South in the Dáil. I know the Minister gave him a full answer there but I thought it was worth raising it again in this House given that it is the constituency in which I reside. I reside in a part of the constituency which is very far from the bay - over in the west side, in the Portobello area. To call that area part of Dublin Bay South has little resonance for the people there. It is something we have raised numerous times at meetings in our constituency. I promised Deputy Kevin Humphreys I would raise it again in this House, knowing he already raised with the Minister.

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