Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

To come back to the amendment and to the whole reason we are here tonight, and the reason we are going to have another vote, I believe the abolition of the Seanad is a retrograde step. Of course, there should be reform. The Ceann Comhairle is an experienced man and has been here a long time. He has seen many good people and other people go through the Seanad. Probably more than any other Member of this House, he knows the value of a good, working Seanad and having people there to perform their duties, and, as I said, not copying or mimicking, or trying to take credit for the work of others. We have a share of those and they are experts at it. They would be fit for Hollywood at this stage. Their acting capacity and their ability to claim credit for the work of others knows no bounds.

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