Plans are underway to set up an electoral commission.
A public consultation on a Regulatory Impact Analysis to establish it, is being launched today.
The Junior Minister for Local Government and Electoral Reform John Paul Phelan's announced the plans.
He outlined: "We're launching a public consultation starting today and running to the 15 March next, asking the public for their views on an establishment of an electoral commission.
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"It's been an issue that's arisen periodically over the last 15 to 20 years in Irish politics, particularly prominent in the last few years when we've had a lot of referendums."
