Constituency Commission Recommendations
The Constituency Commission has reported by to the Oireachtas following from the results of the 2016 census. The Constituency Commission has recommended an addition of 2 seats bring the number of seats in the Dail to 160 from 158. Dublin will gain one seat in Dublin Central, while the second seat gain goes to Cavan-Monaghan which both become 5 seaters. The constituencies of Offaly and Laoise will merge with a number of other constituencies bring the number of constituencies down from 40 to 39. The European Parliament constituencies will have no changes made.
| Consituency | Current Seats | Proposed | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow-Kilkenny | 5 | 5 | To include all of Carlow |
| Cavan-Monaghan | 4 | 5 | Gains a Seat and part of Meath East |
| Clare | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Cork East | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Cork North-Central | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Cork North-West | 3 | 3 | No Change |
| Cork South-Central | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Cork South-West | 3 | 3 | No Change |
| Donegal | 5 | 5 | No Change |
| Dublin Bay North | 5 | 5 | Border Adjustment with Dublin Central and North-West |
| Dublin Bay South | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Dublin Central | 3 | 4 | Gains a Seat and Border Adjustment with Dublin Bay North and North-West |
| Dublin Fingal | 5 | 5 | No Change |
| Dublin Mid-West | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Dublin North-West | 3 | 3 | Border Adjustment with Dublin Central and Bay North |
| Dublin Rathdown | 3 | 3 | Border Adjustment with Dún Laoghaire |
| Dublin South-Central | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Dublin South-West | 5 | 5 | No Change |
| Dublin West | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Dún Laoghaire | 4 | 4 | Border Adjustment with Rathdown |
| Galway East | 3 | 3 | Border Adjustment with Galway west and Roscommon-Galway |
| Galway West | 5 | 5 | Border Adjustment with Mayo, Galway east and Roscommon-Galway |
| Kerry | 5 | 5 | No Change |
| Kildare North | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Kildare South | 3 | 4 | Gains a Seat and Border Adjustment with Laois and Offaly |
| Laois | 3 | 5 | Gains 2 seats becoming Laois-Offaly, Border Adjustment with Kildare South and Offaly |
| Limerick City | 4 | 4 | To include some population from Co. Tipperary |
| Limerick County | 3 | 3 | No Change |
| Longford-Westmeath | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Louth | 5 | 5 | No Change |
| Mayo | 4 | 4 | Border adjustment with Galway West |
| Meath East | 3 | 3 | Border adjustment with Cavan-Monaghan |
| Meath West | 3 | 3 | No Change |
| Offaly | 3 | 0 | Merged with Kildare South and new constituancy Laois-Offally |
| Roscommon-Galway | 3 | 3 | Border adjustment with Sligo-Leitrim and Galway East |
| Sligo-Leitrim | 4 | 4 | Border adjustment with Roscommon-Galway |
| Tipperary | 5 | 5 | Border adjustment with Offaly and Limerick City |
| Waterford | 4 | 4 | No Change |
| Wexford | 5 | 5 | No Change |
| Wicklow | 5 | 5 | To include entire county of Wicklow |
| Total Seats | 158 | 160 | Increased by 2 |
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