Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Will the Taoiseach explain to me what particular role the Constitutional Convention plays in terms of its recommendations and the role of this House, which consists of elected representatives? I am a bit concerned that because a Constitutional Convention recommends something, it should be implemented without reference to the House. We have a structure and everybody in here was elected by the people. While we welcome recommendations from the Constitutional Convention, they should be debated in the House, either through the committee system or on the floor of this House, before they are implemented. We cannot pass over those who are elected directly by the people into this House.

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