Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

We have heard the Taoiseach speak of competing views, how open his mind is and how referenda are not just for fun. That is obvious enough. Does the Taoiseach agree with having a five year electoral cycle, something the Green Party supports? I see the practicalities when he said that we cannot have referenda every second month. However, in allowing more opportunities for referenda, would he agree to a five year electoral cycle with a voting day for Dáil, Seanad, local and presidential elections? Obviously, this would require the presidency term to be changed to five years and a limit of two terms per incumbent in the interests of turnover. Is it possible to have the electoral cycle truncated to a five year cycle?

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