Draft October 8 Polling Scheme 2019 2019 The following report sets out how the polling districts should be updated to accommodate the changes as a result of the Local Electoral Area boundary changes SI No. 634 of 2018 & SI No. 156 of 2019 and proposed changes to the Dáil Constituency Boundaries. 0 Contents Map Index ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Table Index ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 5 CONSTITUENCY COMMISSION REPORT 2017 - Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies ............................................................................................................................... 8 Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 Report 2018 ................................... 9 Nenagh Municipal District Dáil Constituency ....................................................................... 11 Boher, Ballynahinch and Killoscully Polling Districts .................................................... 13 Newport Polling District ........................................................................................................... 17 Note ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 Nenagh and Newport LEA ........................................................................................................... 18 Templemore-Thurles MD ............................................................................................................. 19 Latteragh DED ............................................................................................................................. 19 Moyne Polling District ............................................................................................................... 22 Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District and Clonmel Borough District ................................ 25 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 25 Tullamain DED ............................................................................................................................. 26 Colman DED ................................................................................................................................. 29 Kilusty and Kilcash PD and DED’s ........................................................................................ 32 Tullaghmelan, Ardfinnan and Newcastle polling district ............................................. 33 Kilenaulle and Ballincurry polling district .......................................................................... 38 Appendix 1 Constituency Commission Report 2017 Tipperary Constituency including map .................................................................................................................................. 39 Appendix 2 Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 Report 2018 for Tipperary County ............................................................................................................................ 42 1 Map Index Map 1 DED's affected by the revision to the Dáil Constituencies ....................... 8 Map 2 Tipperary local electoral areas showing new and old municipal districts ... 9 Map 3 Revision of local electoral area boundaries – 2019 local elections .......... 10 Map 4 the three DED’s voting in Limerick Polling Districts.............................. 11 Map 5 the five polling districts affected by the changes to the Dáil Constituency ............................................................................................................. 12 Map 6 the townlands in Boher, Ballynahinch and Killoscully polling districts affected by the change to the Dáil Constituency ........................................... 14 Map 7 close up of the townlands identified in map 6 ..................................... 14 Map 8 proposed changes to Boher, Ballynahinch and Killoscully Polling Districts. ............................................................................................................. 15 Map 9 proposed split to Ballynahinch Polling District between booth 1 (Grey) and booth 2 (Blue) ......................................................................................... 16 Map 10 proposed split to Newport Polling District. ........................................ 17 Map 11 existing of polling districts Nenagh Rural, Ballymakey and Kilkeary with the townlands of Ballintotty and Rathfalla ................................................... 18 Map 12 proposed polling districts of Nenagh Rural, Ballymakey and Kilkeary with the townlands of Ballintotty and Rathfalla ................................................... 18 Map 13 polling districts of Toomevara, Kilnaneave and Gortagarry ................. 20 Map 14 close up of the affected townlands Toomevara, Kilnaneave and Gortagarry polling districts ........................................................................ 20 Map 15 close up of the townlands moving to Gortagarry polling district........... 21 Map 16 proposed polling districts of Kilnaneave and Gortagarry ..................... 22 Map 17 existing polling district of Moyne with the DED's of Moyne and Longfordpass highlighted. ......................................................................... 22 Map 18 proposed change to the polling districts of Rahelty, Two-mile-Borris, Gortnahoe and Moyne with affected townlands highlighted ............................ 24 Map 19 DED’s of Tullamain, Colman, Kiltinan and Kilcash and the current polling districts .................................................................................................. 25 Map 20 current polling districts of Rosegreen, Coolmoyne and Mocklershill ...... 27 Map 21 close up of townlands in the current polling districts of Rosegreen, Coolmoyne and Mocklershill ...................................................................... 27 Map 22 proposed polling districts of Rosegreen, Coolmoyne and Mocklershill ... 28 Map 23 current polling districts of Fethard, Lisronagh and Ballyclerihan .......... 29 Map 24 townlands in Colman DED currently in Fethard polling distict. ............. 31 Map 25 proposed polling districts of Fethard, Lisronagh and Kilusty ................ 31 Map 26 polling district of Killusty also the DED of Kiltinan.............................. 32 Map 27 polling district of Kilcash also the DED of Kilcash ............................... 32 Map 28 polling districts of Tullaghmelan, Ardfinnan and Newcastle. ................ 33 Map 29 current polling district of Tullaghmelan and Newcastle with the affected townlands highlighted ............................................................................... 34 2 Map 30 proposed polling district of Tullaghmelan and Newcastle with the affected townlands highlighted ............................................................................... 34 Map 31 current polling districts of Tullaghmelan and Ardfinnan ...................... 36 Map 32 proposed polling districts of Tullaghmealn and Ardfinnan ................... 37 Map 33 current polling districts of Killenaule and Ballincurry with the townland of Mardyke highlighted ................................................................................. 38 Map 34 proposed polling districts of Killenaule and Ballincurry with the townland of Mardyke highlighted ............................................................................. 38 3 Table Index Table 1 the DED’s affected by the revision of the Dáil Constituencies ................ 8 Table 2 Tipperary local electoral areas .......................................................... 9 Table 3 locations affected by the revision of the local electoral area boundaries10 Table 4 the townlands in Boher, Ballynahinch and Killoscully Polling District affected the change to the Dáil Constituency ............................................... 13 Table 5 Number of electors in the Polling Districts from iReg Dec 2018 ........... 17 Table 6 changes to the Toomevara, Kilnaneave and Gortagarry polling districts 20 Table 7 townlands in Longfordpass DED showing current polling district and proposed polling district ........................................................................... 23 Table 8 DED’s moving from Carrick-on-Suir to clonmel ................................. 25 Table 9 changes to rosegreen and coolmoyne pooling districts ....................... 26 Table 10 changes to Fethard, Lisronagh and Ballyclerihan polling districts ....... 30 Table 12 townlands transferring from Tullaghmelan polling district to Ardfinnan and Newcastle polling districts ................................................................... 36 4 Background The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 (No. 39/2017) was signed into law by the President on 23rd December 2017 and provides for new Dáil constituencies, which will take effect at the next Irish general election for the 33rd Dáil. The next general election is due by 12 April 2021 at the latest, but may take place before then. This Act replaced the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, which defined the constituencies