Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would argue that this is a very special case. The first two items are a change in the voting age from 18 to 17 and the term of the Presidency. Clearly, no NGO groups are needed to consider those and, in fact, most people think it is a waste of time discussing those issues in a convention. They cannot fathom it at all and think it extraordinary. It really goes to the heart of the lack of credibility with which the convention is starting off that these two items have been listed as the top two priorities. Be that as it may, that is what the Taoiseach has decided-----

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