 The combined population of Longford and Westmeath counties is too large to allow for the Delvin/Castlepollard area (currently within Meath West) to be included within the Longford-Westmeath constituency. A four-seat constituency involving both counties (in a 000-seat scenario) would result in a population per TD ratio that would be 0.0% above the national average. The population of Louth County is too small to allow it be a stand-alone five-seat constituency (population per TD ratio 00.0% below the national average) and too large to allow it be a stand-alone four-seat constituency (population per TD ratio 0.00% above the national average). The population of Meath County is also too large to allow for the two Meath three-seaters to created solely involving territory from that county (population per TD ratio of, on average, 0.0% above the national average), while it is too small to allow for that county to be divided between a three-seat and a four-seat constituency. If the Commission do not opt to award an extra seat to Kildare South (as discussed above), they could opt to award the second new seat (in a 000-Dail seat scenario) to one of the two Meath constituencies (or alternately award a fifth seat to Longford-Westmeath, with the provision of territory from western parts of Meath County, on top of the inclusion of the Delvin/Castlepollard area).  The combined population of Longford and Westmeath counties is too large to allow for the Delvin/Castlepollard area (currently within Meath West) to be included within the Longford-Westmeath constituency. A four-seat constituency involving both counties (in a 000-seat scenario) would result in a population per TD ratio that would be 0.0% above the national average. The population of Louth County is too small to allow it be a stand-alone five-seat constituency (population per TD ratio 00.0% below the national average) and too large to allow it be a stand-alone four-seat constituency (population per TD ratio 0.00% above the national average). The population of Meath County is also too large to allow for the two Meath three-seaters to created solely involving territory from that county (population per TD ratio of, on average, 0.0% above the national average), while it is too small to allow for that county to be divided between a three-seat and a four-seat constituency. If the Commission do not opt to award an extra seat to Kildare South (as discussed above), they could opt to award the second new seat (in a 000-Dail seat scenario) to one of the two Meath constituencies (or alternately award a fifth seat to Longford-Westmeath, with the provision of territory from western parts of Meath County, on top of the inclusion of the Delvin/Castlepollard area). 