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AN BILLE TOGHCHAIN (LEASU), 1947. ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1947.

Mar do leasaiodh i gCoiste. As amended in Committee.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section. 1. Definitions,

2. Number of members of Dail Eireann.

3. Constituencies.

4. Number of members to be returned by Constituency.

5. Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle.

6. Title-page of electors, list, etc.

7. Returning officers and assistant returning officers,

8. Repeals.

9. Commencement.

10, Short title, construction and collective citation.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Constituencies.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

(No. 34a of 1947.] EIRE

AN BILLE TOGHCHAIN (LEASU), 1947. ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1947. BILL entitled

AN ACT TO FIX THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DAIL 5 EIREANN AND TO REVISE THEIR CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Definitions. 1. —In this Act— 10 the expression “ the Minister ” means the Minister for Local Government; the expression “ the Principal Act ” means the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923).

Number of 2.—Dail Eireann shall consist of One Hundred and Forty-seven |g members of members. Dail Eireann.

Constituencies. 3.—(1) The members of Dail Eireann shall represent the con­ stituencies specified in the First Schedule to this Act. (2) A constituency specified in Part 1 of the First Schedule to this Act shall be a borough constituency and a constituency speci- 20 fied in Part II thereof shall be a county constituency. (3) An area specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall be taken to be that area as constituted on the 1st day of January, 1947, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which any townland or area smaller than a townland is included, the doubt 26 shall be determined by the Minister.

(4) In the First Schedule to the Act— (a) a reference to a line drawn along any road, street or rail­ way shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the 30 middle of the road, street or railway, (b) a reference to a point at which any road or street intersects, cuts, meets, joins, crosses, reaches, leaves or departs * from any road or street shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the 3b point at which a line drawn along the middle of the one and a line drawn along the middle of the other would intersect when prolonged.

Number of 4.—A constituency specified in the First Schedule to this Act members to l>o shall return the number of members set out in respect thereof in 40 returned by the third column of that Schedule. constituency.

Re-election cm’ 5.—For the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 3 of the outgoing Cetum Electoral (Chairman of Dail Eireann) Act, 1937 (No. 25 of 1937), Comhairle. the constituency of South Galway specified in the First Schedule to this Act is hereby declared to correspond to the constituency of 45 East Galway specified in the Schedule to the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935 (No. 5 of 1935), 6. —(1 ) The title page of every electors list, list of claimants, list Pa8e of of objections and register of electors, prepared under the First ®j®ctors lists* Schedule to the Principal Act after the passing of this Act and before the dissolution of the Oireachtas which next occurs after such 5 passing, for a registration unit in a constituency existing at the passing of this Act which is not identical in area and name with a constituency specified in the First Schedule to this Act, shall show the name of the constituency specified in the First Schedule to this Act in which such registration unit will be situate as well as the 10 name of the said existing constituency in which it is situate at the passing of this Act. (2) This section shall come into operation on the passing of this Act.

7. —(1 ) The returning officer for a constituency specified in the Returning 15 First Schedule to this Act shall be— officers and' assistant (а) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county returning or county borough for which there is a sheriff—the officers. sheriff, (б) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county for which there is an undersheriff—the undersheriff, (c) in case part of the constituency is situate in a county borough and part in a county and there is a sheriff or undersheriff for the county borough and a sheriff or undersheriff for the county—either the sheriff or under­ 25 sheriff for the county borough or the sheriff or under­ sheriff for the county as the Minister by order appoints from time to time, (d) in any other case—the county registrar or, where part of the constituency has one county registrar and part 30 another county registrar, such one of the county registrars as the Minister by order appoints from time to time. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the returning officer for the borough constituencies of Dublin South (East) and 35 Dublin South (West) specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall, so long as the undersheriff at the passing of this Act for the county of Dublin continues to hold that office, be such undersheriff. (3) A county registrar, sheriff or undersheriff for a county who is the returning officer for a constituency part of which is situate in 40 such county and the other part of which is situate in another county or a county borough, or a county registrar, sheriff or undersheriff for a county borough who is the returning officer for a constituency part of which is situate in such county borough and the other part in a county, may appoint the appropriate officer, and shall 45 appoint him if he so requires, to be assistant returning officer for such other part of the constituency. In this subsection, the expression “ the appropriate officer ” means— (a) in case there is a sheriff or undersheriff for such other part 50 of the constituency—that sheriff or undersheriff, (5) in any other case—the county registrar for such other part of the constituency. (4) The duties of an assistant returning officer shall be the per­ formance, in the part of a constituency for which he was appointed, 55 °f such of the duties of the returning officer for the constituency as that officer is not required by law to perform in person, but if any doubt arises as to the duties of an assistant returning officer, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.

8-—The enactments specified in the Second Schedule to this Act bU are hereby Repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule. 3 Commencement. 9. —Save as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into operation on the dissolution of Dail Eireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act.

Short title, 10 . -(1 ) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) construction Act, 1947. and collective citation. (2) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, and this Act shall be con­ strued together as one Act. (3) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, and this Act may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1947. FIRST SCHEDULE Constituencies, part i. Borough Constituencies.

Number Name Area of Members Cork The County Borough of Cork and the Five District Electoral Divisions of Bishops- town, Blackrock and St. Mary’s in the administrative county of Cork. Dublin North (East) The Ballybough, Clontarf East, Clontarf Five West, Drumcondra North, Drumcondra South, North Dock and Raheny Wards, and the portion of the Mountjoy Ward lying south of a line drawn as follows : Commencing at a point where the middle of Summerhill meets the ward boundary, thence along Summerhill to Hutton’s Place, thence along Hutton’s Place, Mountjoy Place, Mountjoy Square East and Belvedere Place to the Ward boundary. Dublin North The Glasnevin, Inn’s Quay, North City Three (Central). and Rotunda Wards, the portion of the Mountjoy Ward not included in the Borough Constituency of Dublin North (East) and the portion of the Cabragh East Ward bounded by a line drawn as follows :—Commencing at the point where the Cabra Road meets the North Circular Road thence westerly along Cabra Road to St. Peter’s Road, thence northerly along and to the end of St. Peter’s Road, thence in a straight line to the nearest point on the eastern side of the carriageway at Shandon Road, thence northerly along and to the end of the said side of the said carriageway, thence in a straight line to the canal, thence along the canal to the ward boundary at Liffey Junction, thence to the boundary of the Glasnevin Ward, thence southerly along the boundary of the Cabragh East Ward to the middle of the North Circular Road and thence westerly to the point first mentioned. Dublin North (West) The Arran Quay, Cabragh West and Three Phoenix Park Wards and the portion of the Cabragh East Ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin North (Central). Dublin South (East) The Pembroke East, Pembroke West and Three Rathmines East Wards, the portion of the Rathfaraham Ward lying to the east of a line drawn along Dartry Road and the portion of the Rathmines West Ward lying to the east of a line drawn as follows : Commencing at a point in the ward boundary due north of the middle of Rathmines Road Lower, thence southerly along Rathmines Road Lower and Rathmines Road Upper to the ward boundary. Dublin South (West) The Crumlin, Kilmainham, Kimmagc and Five Terenure Wards, the portion of the Rathfaraham Ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East) and the portion of the Rathmines West Ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South (East). Dublin South The Mansion House, Merchants’ Quay, Five (Central). Royal Exchange, St. Kevin’s, South Dock, Usher’s and Wood Quay Wards. • 4 PART II.

County Constituencies.

Number Name Area of Members Carlow-Kilkenny ... The administrative Counties of Carlow and Five Kilkenny. Dun Laoghaire and The Borough of Dun Laoghaire and the Three Rathdown. District Electoral Divisions of Bally- brack, Dundrum, Glencullen, Milltown, Rathmichael and Stillorgan. Dublin ...... The Beann Eadair Ward and the adminis­ Three trative County of Dublin except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Dun Laogh­ aire and Rathdown. Kildare ...... The Administrative County of Kildare Three Leix-Offaly ... The administrative counties of Leix and Five Offaly. Longford-Westmeath The administrative counties of Longford Five and Westmeath. Louth ...... The administrative County' of Louth Three Meath The administrative County of Meath Three Wexford The administrative County ofWexford Four Wicklow The administrative County of Wicklow Three Clare ...... The administrative county of Clare Four Cork West The district electoral divisions of : Bealanageary, Cleanrath, Derryfineen, Three Gortnatubbrid, Inchigeelagh, Slieve- reagh; Aultagh, Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Bealanagarry, Bealock, Carrigboy, Coolmountain, Drinagh, Dunman- way North, Dunmanway South, Garrown, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane ; Ahil, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Douce, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy ; Adrigole, Bear, Coulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kil- namanagh; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crook- haven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormoore; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Gar- ranes, Gorthascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tul- lagh, Woodfort; Ardfield, Argideen, Cahermore, Castle- ventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Knocks, Rath- barry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore; and the Urban Districts of Clonakilty and Skibbereen. Cork East ... THe district electoral divisions of: Shanballymore, Skahanagh and Walls- Three town; Ballyarthur, Derryvillane, Farahy, Kil- dorrery, Kilgullane, Kilphelan, Mar- shalstown, Mitchelstown, Temple- molaga ; Aghem, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Carrig, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coiole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glan- worth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, Watergrasshill; Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Ballyspillane, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr , Clonmult, 5 PART II.'—continued.

Number Name Area of Members Cork East (contd.) Cloyne, Corkbeg, Dangan, Dun- gourney, Garryvoe, Ightermurragh, Inch, Lisgoold, Middleton Rural, Mogeely; Rostellan, Templebodan, Templenacarriga; Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh, Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural; Caherlag, Cobh Rural, Knockraha and Riverstown ; andthe Urban Districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Middleton and Youghal. Cork North ... The district electoral divisions oi : Caherbarnagh, Coomlogane, Crinnaloo, Three Cullen, Derragh, Doonasieen, Drish- ane, Keale, Kilcomey, Knocknagree, Rathcool and Skagh; Allow, Ballyhoolahan, Banteer, Barley- hill, Bamacurra, Bawncross, Boher- boy, Castlecor, Castlemagner, Clon- fert East, Clonfert West, Clonmeen, Coolclogh, Dromina, Glenlara, Gort- more, Greenane, Kanturk, Kilbrin, Kilmeen, Knockatooan, Knocktemple, Meens, Milford, Nad, Newmarket, Newtpwn, Roskeen, Rosnalee, Rowls, Tincoora, Tullylease, Williamstown ; Ardskeagh, Ballyclogh, Ballynamona, Buttevant, ' Caherduggan, Carrig, Churchtown, Clenor, Doneraile, Dro- more, Imphrick, Kilmaclenine, Kil- shannig, Liscarroll, Mallow Rural, Milltown, Monanimy, Rahan, Rath- luirc, Springfort, Streamhill, Temple- mary ; Aghinagh, Candroma, Clondrohid, Kil- berrihert, Kilnamartery, Macloneigh, Mashanaglass, Rahalisk, Ullanes; and the Urban Districts of Macroom and Mallow. Cork South The administrative county of Cork except Three the portions thereof which are comprised in the Borough Constituency of Cork and the County Constituencies of Cork North, Cork East and Cork West. North Kerry The district electoral divisions of:— Ballinvoher, Ballyduff, Ballynacourty, Four Brandon, Castlegregory, Cloghane, Deelis, Dingle, Dunquin, Dunurlin, Glin, Inch, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, Kinard, Lack, Marhin, Minard, Strad- bally, Ventry; Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardfert, Bally - egan, Ballyheige, Ballynahaglish, Ballynorig, Ballyseedy, Banna, Baur- tregaun, Blennerville, Boolteens, Brosna, Castleisland, Clogherbrien, Crinny, Doon, Gneeves, Kerryhead, Kilflyn, Kilgarrylander, Kilgobban, Killahan, Kilmurry, Kiltallagh, Knockglass, Knocknagashel, Lacka- baun, Mount Eagle, Nohaval, O’Bren­ nan, Ratass, Tralee Rural, Tubrid ; Ardagh, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff, Ballyegan, Ballyhorgan, Beal, Carrig, Causeway, Cloontubbrid, Drommartin, Duagh, Ennismore, Gullane, Gunsborough, Kilfeighny, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmeany, Kil- shenane, Kiltomy, Leitrim, Lislaugh- tin, Lisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Moynsha, Newtowmsandes, Rathea, Shronowen, Tarbert, Tarmon, Trien- earagh, Urlee ; Kilnanare, Kilfelin and Currans; and the Urban Districts of Listowel and Tralee. South Kerry The administrative County of Kerry except Three the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of North Kerry. West The district electoral divisions of : Fleanmore, Glin, Kilfergus, Kilmoylan ; Three . , Ardagh, Ballintober, Ballynoe West, Boola, Broadford,

6 PART II.-—continued.

Number of Name Area Members West Limerick—contd. Caher, Cleanglass, Cloncagh, Dang- anbeg, , Dromtrasna, Feenagh, Garryduff, Glenagower, Glengort, Glensharrold, , Knockaderry, , Mona- gay, , Mountplummer, Newcastle Rural, Newcastle Urban, Port, Rathronan, Rooskagh, Temple- glentan ; Abbeyville, North, Adare South, Ballingarry, , Ballygrennan, Ballynabanoge, Bally- noe, Castletown, Coolrus, Crean, , Croom, Dunnaman, Garrane, Killinny, Kilpeacon, Rathmore ; Ballycummin, Carrig, Clarina, Patricks- well; , Ballymacshaneboy, , Colmanswell, Dromin, , Rockhill, Tobemea ; East, Askeaton West, Augh- inish, Ballyallinan, Ballynacarriga, Castletown, Craggs, , Dromard, Dunmoylan East, Dunmoylan West, Iveruss, , , Kil- scannell, Lismakeery, Loghill, Moher- nagh, Nantinan, , Rath- . keale Rural, Urban, Riddlestown, Shanagolden, Shanid. East Limerick The County Borough of Limerick, and the Four administrative County of Limerick ex­ cept the portion thereof which is com­ prised in the County Constituency of West Limerick. North Tipperary The administrative County of Tipperary, Three North Riding. South Tipperary The administrative County of Tipperary, Four South Riding. Waterford ... The County Borough of Waterford, and Four the administrative County of Waterford. West Galway The district electoral divisions of : Ballynakill, Bencorr, Bunowen, Cleg- Three gan, Clifden, Cushkillary’, Derry- cunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Illion, Inishbofin, Knockboy, Moyrus, Owengowla, Rinvyle, Roundstone, Sillerna, Skannive; Camus, Cloonbur, Cong, Crumpaun, Cur, Gorumna, Kilcummin, Letter- brickaun, Letterfore, Lettermore, Oughtcrard, Ross, Turlough, Worm- hole ; Ballintemple, Barna, Carrowbrowne, Furbogh, Galway Rural, Inishmore, Kilcummin, Killannin, Moycullen, Selerna, Slieveaneena, Spiddle and Tullokyne; and the Borough of Galway. South Galway The district electoral divisions of : Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycaha- Three lan, Beagh, Cahertnore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Dooms, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Kil- leenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kil- thomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Ske- hanagh ; Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Brack- lagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castle- boy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbev, Grange, Greethill, Kil- chreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmcen, Kilrcekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Moyode, Ra- ford, Tiaquin, Woodford ; Abbeygormacan, Ahascragh, Aughrim, Ballinasloc Rural, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Kil- loran, Killure, Kilmacshane, Kiltor- i PART II.—continued.

Number Name Area of Members South Galway (contd). mer, Kylemore, Laurencestown, Lismanny, Oatfield ; Abbeyvi He, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kil- malinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, T iranascragh, Tynagh; Aughrim, Ballynacourty, Clarinbridge, Oranmore, Stradbally; and the Urban District of Ballinasloe.

North Galway The administrative County of Galway Three except the portion thereof which is com­ prised in the County Constituencies of West Galway and South Galway. South Mayo The district electoral divisions of:— Aghagower North, Aghagower South, Five Aghamore, Aillemore, Balia, Ballina- fad, Ballinamore, Ballinchalla, Ballindine, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Ballyhean, Ballyhowly, Ballyovey, Bakan, Bellavarv, Bohola, Brack- loon, Breaghwy, Bundorragha, Bur- ren, Burriscarra, Cappaghduff, Car- aun, Castlebar Rural, Clare Island, Claremorris, Clogher (Castlebar), Clogher (Westport), Cloghermore, Cloonkeen, Cloonmore, Cong, Cool- naha, Coonard, Course, Croagh- moyle, Croaghpatrick, Crossboyne, Culnacleha, Dalgan, Derryloughan, Doocastle, Drummin, Emlagh, Erriff, Garrymore, Hollymount, Hounds- wood, Islandeady, Kilbeagh, Kil- colman, Kilcommon, Kilgeever, Kil- kelly, Killavally, Killedan, Kilmac- lasser, Kilmaine, Kilmeena, Kilmovee, Kilsallagh, Kiltamagh, Kilvine, Knappagh, Knock, North, Knock South, Loughanboy, Louisburgh, Manulla, Mayo, Meelick, Mumeen, Neale, Newbrook, Owenbrin, Owen- nadomaun, Portroyal, Rosslee, Shrule, Slievemahanagh, Sonnagh, Swineford, Tagheen, Tawnynagry, Toocananagh, Turlough, Urlaur and Westport Rural, and the Urban Districts of Castlebar and Westport. North Mayo The administrative County of Mayoexcept Three the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of South Mayo. Roscommon The administrative County of Roscommon Four Sligo-Leitrim The administrative counties of Sligo and Leitrim. Five Cavan ...... The administrative County of Cavan Four West Donegal The district electoral divisions of:— Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Ballintra Three (Ballyshannon), Ballintra (Donegal), Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Bun- doran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavan- garden, Cliff, Clogher, Corkermore, Cross Roads, Crovehy, Crowkerragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Donegal, Doo- charrv, Dunfanaghy, Dunglow, Dun- kineely, Dunlewy, Eanymore, Fintown, Glencolumbkille, Glengesh, Glenle- heen, Glenties, Gortahork, Graffy, Grousehall, Haugh, Inishkeel, Inver, Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Laghy, Largymore, Lettermacaward, Lough Eask, Maas, Magheraclogher, Maghery, Malinbeg, Meenaclady, Mountcharles, Mulmosog, Pettigoe, Rutland, Tawna- wully, Templecarn, Tieveskeelta and Tullynaught, and the Urban District of Bundoran. East Donegal The administrative County of Donegal Four except the portion thereof which is com­ prised in the County Constituency of West Donegal. Monaghan ...... The administrative County of Monaghan Three .8 SECOND SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed .

No. and Year Short title Extent of Repeal No. 12 of 1923 ... Electoral Act, 1923 Section 50: the Eighth Schedule. No. 5 of 1935 ... Electoral (Revision of Constitu- The whole Act. encies) Act, 1935.

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AN BILLE TOGHCHAIN (LEASU), 1947. ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1947.

BILLE BILL (mar do leasaiodh i gCoiste) (as amended in Committee)

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Acht do shocru lion comhaltai Dhail Eireann An Act to fix the number of members of Dail agus d’athmheas a ndailcheantar agus do Eireann and to revise their constituencies leasu an dli a bhaineas le toghadh na and to amend the law relating to the gcomhaltai sin. election of such members.

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