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Poll: Are you glad the Dáil prayer has been kept?

Your daily bite-sized ballot break.

THERE IS A new addition to the Dáil day with a 30-second moment of reflection to precede the beginning of business each day.

The prayer which has always been said at the start of the day is to be retained although there has been campaigning from some politicians to get rid of this.

Are you glad that the Dáil prayer is being kept?

Poll Results:

Yes (5642)

No (5206)

Don't care (2499)

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No
Don't care

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