Reforming Dáil Éireann - EoghanMurphy.ie

Dear Colleague,The following pamphlet contains suggestions for debatein the Parliamentary Party on how to reform Dáil Éireannfurther in order to better meet people’s expectations of thenational parliament.What is proposed is a series of simple procedural measures,changes to how we do our work that should improve theOireachtas and Dáil for ourselves and for the public; changesthat do not require new legislation or constitutional reform,but simply political will on our part.It is only one view – a view from the backbenches. Its purposeis to stimulate and assist discussion within the Fine GaelParliamentary Party on the reform agenda.This document builds upon previous work in this area byFine Gael, as well as on this government’s determination tointroduce radical reform, as outlined in Fine Gael and Labour’sGovernment for National Recovery 2011-2016 programme.Eoghan Murphy TD, March 2013Reforming Dáil Éireann 2