Dáil debates
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages
8:50 pm
Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source
If my memory serves me correctly, when I was in the Dáil previously, Fine Gael moved a Private Members' Bill proposing that 20,000 signatures of electors would be a qualification for standing for the Presidency. Yet, now that Fine Gael is in government, there is no proposal whatsoever to broaden this out.
I support the abolition of the Seanad and I will vote for that in the final vote tonight. Quite frankly, I am worried about being on the same side as the Government over the next few months in the campaign leading up to the referendum.
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