Some of those changes, such as dress code, have evolved, others have happened because of the arithmetic of the 32nd Dáil. There is an automatic assumption that most of that change was bad and has led to a dipping in standards. The Irish Times asked some 15 Dáil deputies about their views on standards in the Dáil, and whether they thought they were slipping. Because there is no dominant vote block in the Dáil, half of the Bills have got through to second stage. For others, it is an illustration of a Dáil without a decisive majority being an indecisive Dáil on standards.

Source: The Irish Times October 25, 2019 23:03 UTC