Justice Minister Helen McEntee said the state is against it because it would mean two different time zones on the island of Ireland - and the Republic would be an hour ahead of the six counties
The Government has confirmed it will not stop putting the clock back for an hour every October and that wintertime as it is known is here to stay.
She was responding to a request from Independent Galway TD Sean Canney for the Government to abandon wintertime. "Every year I receive complaints from constituents about the long Winter and how they feel they are prisoners in their own homes from very early in the afternoon until the next morning. It is a very long lonely time and people can't get out for walks and do the things they would like to do.
"I sincerely believe if we had more light in the afternoon during the winter months, it would benefit far more people."
Ireland Government Clock Change Wintertime EU Directive
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