Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have respect for this House.

We will go through all of these issues as calmly as we possibly can on Committee and Report Stages. It is important that the Government follows through on the commitment it gave to the public. The Irish people will decide this issue once and for all and many of them will be delighted with the opportunity to do so. We have at least ensured, irrespective of the outcome, that this debate will be centre stage for several months and that everybody, not merely a small elite, will have a say in the outcome. The Government is united in seeking and campaigning for the abolition of the Seanad.