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Should we put a cap on the number of TDs in Ireland?

Independent Senator Michael McDowell has called on the Government to introduce a cap on the numbe...

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08.30 25 Mar 2026


Should we put a cap on the number of TDs in Ireland?


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Independent Senator Michael McDowell has called on the Government to introduce a cap on the number of TDs. While there are currently 174 members of the Dáil, he claimed population growth could mean we have 250 TDs by 2050. 

Should we put a cap on the number of TD's in Ireland. Anton asked Adrian Kavanagh, Lecturer at the Maynooth University Department of Geography.


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