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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef and Livestock Sector: Discussion (25 Mar 2014)

Pat Deering: ...issue. Where can we go from here? We can talk about important facts and figures, but we have to address the issue that is there at the moment. I know it is not the fault of the witnesses that we are where we are at the moment. These are the facts and figures. The fact is that farmers on the ground are in serious trouble and are looking for a help-out.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: ..., is a very small country and one House should be sufficient to look after our affairs. This would bring us into line with most European countries of a similar size. The question must be asked as to why we are where we are with the Seanad and I believe the reason is simple. To Mary and Joe Public the Seanad is undemocratic and an ineffective legacy of empire and 1930s social theory....