Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Let me try another couple of questions. Sinn Féin's view is that the issue of the future of the Seanad should be part of the constitutional convention. If we are carrying out a thorough review of the Constitution, covering the electoral system, the political system, presidential terms and so on, it seems appropriate to put the Seanad into that also. Some of these other issues are also matters for the programme for Government but he has no problem putting those into the constitutional convention.

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