By-elections timing
Jan O'Sullivan sought certainty on when the four by-elections would be held and when the writs would be moved. The Taoiseach said the polling date was intended to be 29 November and the writs would be moved after the House resumed.
I understand that prior to this Dáil session the Taoiseach indicated to party leaders that he intended to hold the four by-elections by the end of November. As we know, a number of candidates have been selected. Will the Taoiseach give some certainty to them as to when he intends to move the writs for the by-elections and the expected polling date? For example, does he propose to move the writs this week or when the session resumes in November?
Comment on this
Following discussions with party leaders, it was agreed that we would hold the by-elections by the end of November. Our intention is to hold them on 29 November which will be the last Friday of that month. That will require us to move the writs the week after the House resumes, that is, the week after next.