Seanad debates
Thursday, 6 March 2003
Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
I do not see anything wrong with the dual mandate which is a made-up phrase. There are Members who have other professions. Some are business people who come to the Oireachtas to practise as Senators and Deputies. It is a contrived phrase. Some of our best representatives have held the so-called dual mandate. The Minister referred to the fact that he was a member of a county council and would probably agree that it has been an advantage to him as a public representative to look at matters from both perspectives.
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