Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

How can the Taoiseach justify such a situation? I put it to him there would be great anger and resistance among civil society if he tried to do so.

Is it the case that staffing limits are having a severe effect in many areas of Government, including in the Office of the Attorney General? For example, why is it taking so long to have concrete proposals on the Taoiseach's pledge to abolish the Seanad? There should at least be an outline draft of the legislation that would be needed in this regard. Does this reflect capacity problems in the Office of the Attorney General, or is the Senators' rearguard action to try to protect that institution, which has no use or purpose, winning the day with the Taoiseach?

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