Poll: Would you prefer a 'rotating Taoiseach' system?

In today's poll, we're asking if you would prefer a 'rotating Taoiseach' system which has been raised again lately

Image: Leah Farrell Image: Leah Farrell THE IDEA OF a ‘rotating Taoiseach’ system has been floated once again recently as the make-up of the country’s government remains unclear.

This concept would involve coalition parties switching the position of Taoiseach during a government’s term. The idea was brought up by Labour’s Dick Spring in the 1990s but mooted by Albert Reynolds and John Burton.So if, for example, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin entered into a coalition government together and their party leaders remained the same, the role of Taoiseach would be rotated between Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald throughout the government’s term.

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