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05/07/2013
Dáil To Discuss Change To Clock System
A private members Bill is going before the Dáil to propose a change in when and how the clocks are changed, and which would bring Ireland into Central European Time.
Independent TD Tommy Broughan has tabled the Bill, which would see the clocks in Ireland move forward by one hour resulting in brighter evenings all year round.
It is claimed that the move would improve quality of life and health, allowing more time for evening exercise, would improve safety, increase tourism jobs, lower energy bills and reduce fear of crime.
The bill offers that the new clock system could be introduced provisionally for three years, then made permanent if considered successful.
The proposal suggests a Single/Double Summer Time model, which in year one would see the clocks not going back in October, then in March they would go forward by one hour. Following this the clocks would change as they currently do.
In the Bills explanatory memorandum, Mr Broughan writes: "In effect, we would spend more of our waking lives in the light rather than enduring the current long, bleak winter nights. Growing evidence highlights the wide benefits of brighter evenings."
If adopted Ireland would be one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time during winter and two hours ahead in summer.
A similar proposal was discussed in the UK in 2010, but failed to pass through Parliament.
The Dáil will discuss the proposal at 1pm today (Friday).
(MH/JP)
Independent TD Tommy Broughan has tabled the Bill, which would see the clocks in Ireland move forward by one hour resulting in brighter evenings all year round.
It is claimed that the move would improve quality of life and health, allowing more time for evening exercise, would improve safety, increase tourism jobs, lower energy bills and reduce fear of crime.
The bill offers that the new clock system could be introduced provisionally for three years, then made permanent if considered successful.
The proposal suggests a Single/Double Summer Time model, which in year one would see the clocks not going back in October, then in March they would go forward by one hour. Following this the clocks would change as they currently do.
In the Bills explanatory memorandum, Mr Broughan writes: "In effect, we would spend more of our waking lives in the light rather than enduring the current long, bleak winter nights. Growing evidence highlights the wide benefits of brighter evenings."
If adopted Ireland would be one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time during winter and two hours ahead in summer.
A similar proposal was discussed in the UK in 2010, but failed to pass through Parliament.
The Dáil will discuss the proposal at 1pm today (Friday).
(MH/JP)
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