I appeal to the Government to deal with the anomalous franchise for the six university Seanad seats. Some might ask if should they exist at all. There is nothing about our democracy that would be undermined by the abolition of the university seats, any more than there would be anything fundamental undermined by the abolition of the Seanad. We will not abolish the Seanad and, unless we provoke people beyond patience, no one will get around to abolishing the university seats. It is a great anomaly, however, that only two universities can elect people when the majority of graduates in any given year are from outside those two universities. I propose that a simple, geographically based set of constituencies, similar to those for the European elections, should be established and everyone who completes three years of a third level course, diploma or degree, should have a vote based on where they live. The only reason for excluding people who have two year certificates is that the numbers would not be feasible. Three years seems to be ideal, although I would not want the franchise only to exist for degree holders. This has become an irritant and is offensive to those who did not go through the two traditional universities.