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———————— AN BILLE TOGHCHÁIN (LEASÚ) (DÁILCHEANTAIR), 2012 ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (DÁIL CONSTITUENCIES) BILL 2012 ———————— Mar a tionscnaíodh As initiated ———————— ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Interpretation. 2. Number of members of Dáil Éireann. 3. Constituencies. 4. Number of members to be returned for a constituency. 5. Repeal. 6. Short title, collective citation and construction. SCHEDULE ———————— [No. 84 of 2012] Acts Referred to Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 2009, No. 4 Electoral Acts 1992 to 2012 2 ———————— AN BILLE TOGHCHÁIN (LEASÚ)(DÁILCHEANTAIR), 2012 ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (DÁIL CONSTITUENCIES) BILL 2012 ———————— BILL 5 entitled AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN, FOR THE REVISION OF CONSTITU- ENCIES AND FOR THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED FOR SUCH CONSTITUENCIES AND TO 10 PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: 1.—(1) In this Act “Minister” means the Minister for the Envir- Interpretation. onment, Community and Local Government. (2) In the Schedule— 15 (a) a reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before 1 October 1925, and (b) a reference to a line drawn along any motorway, road or street shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn 20 along the centre of such motorway, road or street. 2.—Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution thereof that next Number of occurs after the passing of this Act, consist of 158 members. members of Dáil Éireann. 3.—(1) The members of Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution Constituencies. of Dáil Éireann that next occurs after the passing of this Act, rep- 25 resent the constituencies specified in the Schedule. (2) An area specified in the Schedule shall be taken to be that area as constituted on 1 September 2012, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which any electoral division or part thereof, or any townland or part thereof, is included, the doubt shall, subject to 30 section 1(2)(b), be determined by the Minister. 4.—A constituency specified in the Schedule shall return the Number of number of members set out in respect thereof in the third column of members to be that Schedule. returned for a constituency. 3 Repeal. 5.—(1) Sections 2(2), 3, 4 and 5 of, and the Schedule to, the Elec- toral (Amendment) Act 2009 are repealed. (2) Subsection (1) shall come into operation on the dissolution of Dáil Éireann that next occurs after the passing of this Act. Short title, 6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) 5 collective citation (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2012. and construction. (2) The Electoral Acts 1992 to 2012 and this Act shall be read together as one and this Act shall be included in the collective citation “Electoral Acts 1992 to 2012”. 4 SCHEDULE Section 3 Name Area Number of Members Carlow- The county of Kilkenny and the county of Five 5 Kilkenny Carlow, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow. Cavan- The county of Monaghan and the county of Four Monaghan Cavan, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim. 10 Clare The county of Clare, except the part thereof Four which is comprised in the constituency of Limerick City. Cork East In the county of Cork the electoral divisions of: Four Cobh Rural, Knockraha, in the former Rural 15 District of Cork; Aghern, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, 20 Kilcor, Kilcummer, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, in the former Rural District of Fermoy; Ballyclogh, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Clenor, Doneraile, Kilmaclenine, Mallow Rural, 25 Monanimy, Shanballymore, Skahanagh, Wallstown, in the former Rural District of Mallow; Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Ballyspillane, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, 30 Corkbeg, Dangan, Dungourney, Garryvoe, Ightermurragh, Inch, Lisgoold, Midleton Rural, Mogeely, Rostellan, Templebodan, Templenacarriga, in the former Rural District of Midleton; 35 Ballyarthur, Derryvillane, Farahy, Kildorrery, Kilgullane, Kilphelan, Marshalstown, Mitchelstown, Templemolaga, in the former Rural District of Mitchelstown No. 1; Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh, 40 Kilmacdonagh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 1; and the towns of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal. Cork In the city of Cork the electoral divisions of: Four 45 North- Central Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Centre A, Centre B, Churchfield, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, 50 Farranferris C, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mardyke, 55 Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick’s A, St. Patrick’s B, St. Patrick’sC, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, Sunday’s Well A, Sunday’s Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B; 5 Name Area Number of Members and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of: Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, 5 Knockantota, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary’s, Whitechurch, and the townland of Inchigaggin in the electoral division of Bishopstown (part), in the former Rural District of Cork; 10 Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy; Gowlane, in the former Rural District of Macroom; Ballynamona, Rahan, in the former Rural District 15 of Mallow. Cork In the county of Cork the electoral divisions of: Three North- West Ballygroman, Ballymurphy, Bengour, Brinny, Kilbonane, Knockavilly, Moviddy, Murragh, 20 Teadies, Templemartin, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Ballincollig, Ovens, in the former Rural District of Cork; Aultagh, Bealock, Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, 25 Carrigboy, Castletown, Coolmountain, Garrown, Kinneigh, Manch, Teerelton, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Allow, Ballyhoolahan, Banteer, Barleyhill, Barnacurra, Bawncross, Boherboy, Castlecor, 30 Castlemagner, Clonfert East, Clonfert West, Clonmeen, Coolclogh, Dromina, Glenlara, Gortmore, Greenane, Kanturk, Kilbrin, Kilmeen, Knockatooan, Knocktemple, Meens, Milford, Nad, Newmarket, Newtown, Roskeen, Rosnalee, 35 Rowls, Tincoora, Tullylease, Williamstown, in the former Rural District of Kanturk; Aghinagh, An Sliabh Riabhach, Aglish, Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, Cannaway, Ceann Droma, Cill na Martra, Claonráth, Clondrohid, 40 Clonmoyle, Doire Fhínín, Gort na Tiobratan, Greenville, Inchigeelagh, Kilberrihert, Kilcullen, Macloneigh, Magourney, Mashanaglass, Mountrivers, Na hUláin, Rahalisk, Warrenscourt, in the former Rural District of Macroom; 45 Ardskeagh, Churchtown, Dromore, Imphrick, Kilshannig, Liscarroll, Milltown, Rathluirc, Springfort, Streamhill, Templemary, in the former Rural District of Mallow; Caherbarnagh, Coomlogane, Crinnaloo, Cullen, 50 Derragh, Doonasleen, Drishane, Keale, Kilcorney, Knocknagree, Rathcool, Skagh, in the former Rural District of Millstreet; and the town of Macroom. 6 Name Area Number of Members Cork The city of Cork, except the part thereof which is Four South- comprised in the constituency of Cork North- Central Central; and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions 5 of: Ballygarvan, Carrigaline, Douglas, Iniskenny, Lehenagh, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban, and the townland of Ballinaspig More in the electoral division of Bishopstown (part) in the 10 former Rural District of Cork; Carrigaline, Kilpatrick, Liscleary, Templebreedy, in the former Rural District of Kinsale. Cork The county of Cork, except the parts thereof Three South- which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork 15 West East, Cork North-Central, Cork North-West and Cork South-Central. Donegal The county of Donegal, except the part thereof Five which is comprised in the constituency of Sligo- Leitrim. 20 Dublin In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of: Five Bay North Ayrfield, Beaumont B, Beaumont C, Beaumont D, Beaumont E, Beaumont F, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Clontarf East 25 D, Clontarf East E, Clontarf West A, Clontarf West B, Clontarf West C, Clontarf West D, Clontarf West E, Drumcondra South A, Edenmore, Grace Park, Grange A, Grange B, Grange C, Grange D, Grange E, Harmonstown 30 A, Harmonstown B, Kilmore A, Kilmore B, Kilmore C, Kilmore D, Priorswood A, Priorswood B, Priorswood C, Priorswood D, Priorswood E, Raheny-Foxfield, Raheny- Greendale, Raheny-St. Assam; 35 and, in the county of Fingal, the electoral divisions of: Baldoyle, Howth, Sutton. Dublin In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of: Four Bay South 40 Kimmage C, Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Pembroke East A, Pembroke East B, Pembroke East C, Pembroke East D, Pembroke East E, Pembroke West A, Pembroke West B, Pembroke West C, Rathfarnham, Rathmines East 45 A, Rathmines East B, Rathmines East C, Rathmines East D, Rathmines West A, Rathmines West B, Rathmines West C, Rathmines West D, Rathmines West E, Rathmines West F, Royal Exchange A, Royal 50 Exchange B, St. Kevin’s, South Dock, Terenure A, Terenure B, Terenure C, Terenure D, Wood Quay A, Wood Quay B. Dublin In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of: Three Central 55 Arran Quay A, Arran Quay B, Arran Quay C, Arran Quay D, Arran Quay E, Ballybough A, Ballybough B, Cabra East A, Cabra East