Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is parliament stronger in the public mind than sometimes around here or in the media? I have in mind the attempt to abolish the Seanad, for which the vast majority of Deputies voted and the majority of the Senators voted for its abolition. The opinion polls showed that it would be abolished but in fact the people decided it would not be abolished. Are there secret parliamentarians in the Edmund Burke tradition influencing public opinion in these matters who want a stronger parliament?