Changes recommended by the Constituency Commission

A summary of major changes recommended in the report on Dáil Constituencies by the Constituency Commission

A summary of major changes recommended in the report on Dáil Constituencies by the Constituency Commission

  • The increase of one constituency from 42 (at present) to 43
  • The additional constituency arises from dividing Meath into two constituencies - Meath East and Meath West which embraces part of county Westmeath
  • An increase of one seat in Dáil representation for the Kildare North and the Dublin Mid-West constituencies
  • A reduction of one seat for the Cork North-Central and Dublin North-Central constituencies and for counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford combined
  • The establishment of new constituencies named Sligo-North Leitrim (3 seats), Roscommon South-Leitrim (3 seats) and Longford-Westmeath (4 seats)
  • Changes to all Dublin constituencies except Dublin South-East and Dun Laoghaire
  • Changes to 11 other constituencies including: Clare, Cork North-West, Cork South-Central, Cork South-West, Donegal North-East, Donegal South-West, Kerry North, Kerry South, Limerick East, Limerick West, and Kildare South

The full list of recommended Dáil Constituencies

Constituencies marked in bold are where changes have taken place

1 Carlow-Kilkenny   5 Seats

2 Cavan-Monaghan   5 Seats

3 Clare     4 Seats

4 Cork East    4 Seats

5 Cork North-Central  4 Seats

6 Cork North-West   3 Seats

7 Cork South-Central  5 Seats

8 Cork South-West   3 Seats

9 Donegal North-East  3 Seats

10 Donegal South-West  3 Seats

11 Dublin Central   4 Seats

12 Dublin Mid-West   4 Seats

13 Dublin North   4 Seats

14 Dublin North-Central  3 Seats

15 Dublin North-East   3 Seats

16 Dublin North-West   3 Seats

17 Dublin South   5 Seats

18 Dublin South-Central  5 Seats

19 Dublin South-East   4 Seats

20 Dublin South-West   4 Seats

21 Dublin West    3 Seats

22 Dun Laoghaire   5 Seats

23 Galway East    4 Seats

24 Galway West    5 Seats

25 Kerry North    3 Seats

26 Kerry South    3 Seats

27 Kildare North   4 Seats

28 Kildare South   3 Seats

29 Laois-Offaly   5 Seats

30 Limerick East   5 Seats

31 Limerick West   3 Seats

32 Longford-Westmeath  4 Seats

33 Louth     4 Seats

34 Mayo     5 Seats

35 Meath East    3 Seats

36 Meath West    3 Seats

37 Roscommon-South Leitrim  3 Seats

38 Sligo-North Leitrim  3 Seats

39 Tipperary North   3 Seats

40 Tipperary South   3 Seats

41 Waterford    4 Seats

42 Wexford    5 Seats

43 Wicklow    5 Seats