Noel Grealish TD – SUBMISSION DETAIL

Under point 1- C of the Commission’s determining criteria it clearly states –

‘the breaching of county boundaries shall be avoided as far as practicable’.

With this in mind, Galway constituencies currently straddle 3 counties…Galway – Mayo –

Roscommon.

County Galway has two constituencies – Galway East & Galway West.

Part of county Mayo currently falls within Galway West and a major portion of the East of the county population is currently in the Galway Roscommon constituency.

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Projected census figures show a total constituency population for the existing constituencies

to be 251,612 ; that is West = 154,596 & East = 97,016. Final confirmation later this month.

Galway West –

If the existing Mayo population of some 5,000 ( 4,893 in 2017) is returned to Mayo this

reduces the constituency to 149,703 or so. Sufficient to comply with Constitutional rules.

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Galway East –

If the 8,650 population of the east of county Galway is returned to Galway East from

Galway Roscommon – to unify the county – and this is added to latest excess of 7,016 shown

in 2022 population, it does increase the combined extra to well over the 90,000 3 seat quota by 15,666. A new total for actual Galway E., then is 105,666 – which indicates an additional seat.

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These changes come closest to matching the county population with representation

by the two Galway constituencies – totalling 9 seats…..or approx., 28,000 per seat.

It also unifies Mayo. It especially more accurately respects the county boundaries of

Galway – Mayo – & Roscommon, as per the Commission’s guidelines.

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