The university Senators have done the State some service. I would not propose abolishing the election of Independent Senators. They have made a major contribution to the House. However, we need to work at a system to ensure that electorate is a fair indication of the number of graduates within the country at a given time. The distinction between TCD and the National University of Ireland existed in the 1930s because of the Protestant minorities and the need to have that voice respected and reflected in the Houses. That is no longer the case because the vast majority of persons who go to Trinity College, Dublin are Catholics.