Surprised there hasn’t been a thread started with on this already.
So we’re getting another 14 TD’s. I can hear the cheers ringing out throughout the country - not!
When are we going to have a referendum to change the 1 per 30,000 to a more acceptable 1 per 100,000?
Well, our current system emboldens the likes of the Healy Raes. Our system is dominated by independent TD's who are usually anti-everything and populist everything.
However, id favour a hybrid system, one that incorporates you voting the local politician and list system. A number of countries operates such a system I think.
From memory, NZ does something like this.
Australia is a bit like that too but it's more where the list system comes into effect in their Senate, which has actual powers, unlike ours.
The lower house in Australia is usually dominated by 2 parties but the upper house can be a right mishmash of diversity, people and parties. But you aren't passing any legalisation unless you get both houses to agree.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Senate#Current_Senate
Yes, I agree. Sorry I should have been more clear.
We have way too many independents- 23. We need a few people outside the party system but 23?
We should have never gone beyond 4 seaters as it allows too much cute whore independents to get on the expences band wagon.
Actually just have them all 3 seaters
We are failing to run the state effectively in key areas.
I'm as middle class as they come but time for SF to have a go.
They can't do much worse on housing and health.
Plus unlike FG/FF they owe the medical and legal professions SFÁ
The idea above of a mixed list plus constituency model is not bad but we need powerful dail committees.
Just leaving the Dáil unrerformed would negate any electoral reform
No such thing as an "NI" national - only an Irish national as this is the Irish nation.
