Bill to reduce the number of TDs
Posted by Elaine Byrne Deputy Brendan Griffin (Kerry South) has introduced a proposed amendment to the constitution which seeks to – Hold a referendum on reducing the Dail to 101 members From 100 evenly populated constituencies Retain the PRSTV system. Deputy Griffin says the primary purpose of the amendment is to help "ensure that…
Deliberative democracy: Lessons for practitioners
Here are some edited highlights of the Deliberative Democracy conference held in the Royal Irish Academy some weeks ago, including interviews with the participants there – some of the world's leading experts on deliberative democracy in practice – on the prospects for the Irish Constitutional Convention.
November 13, 2012 in Constitution, New Republic.
Lessons from Children's Referendum
It is still far too early to be definitive in the analysis of the result of the Children's Referendum obviously research is needed in order to ascertain why turnout was so low and why people voted in the way that they did. What we can say is that Saturday voting is unlikely to be the…
November 11, 2012 in Constitution.
New Book: RADICAL OR REDUNDANT? MINOR PARTIES IN IRISH POLITICS
RADICAL OR REDUNDANT? MINOR PARTIES IN IRISH POLITICS edited by Liam Weeks (UCC) and Alistair Clark (Newcastle University) (History Press Ireland, Dublin, 2012) This book examines the fortunes of small political parties in Ireland and asks why no new party has yet emerged. While the type of minor political party in Ireland has varied, their fate,…
November 5, 2012 in Uncategorized.
New legislation to allow Oireachtas Inquiries
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has today outline his plans for to allow Oireachtas Inquires within the limits of the rejection of the constitutional referendum last year. the RTE report is here. The official announcement is here The Bill will now be drafted so much is still to be played for,…
November 1, 2012 in Government reform.
Pilot Irish Data Website
On Friday, the Ireland Stat pilot website went live at http://www.irelandstat.gov.ie According to the DPER the objective of Ireland Stat is "to provide a whole-of-Government performance measurement system. At its simplest the website brings together data from a whole variety of different sources and sets them in the context of Department's goals to show what…
November 1, 2012 in freedom of information, Government reform, Uncategorized.