Seanad debates
Wednesday, 21 May 2003
Decentralisation Programme: Statements.
We should be talking about decentralisation of the Dáil or the Seanad outside Dublin. It is time somebody grasped that nettle, particularly in a future all-Ireland context, whether such decentralisation would be to the Northern counties or a neutral location somewhere midway between the North and the South. This city would be enhanced if the 166 Deputies and 60 Senators were located outside it. It is time we took a stand in this House and said that should be the policy. It was considered in the past that the Oireachtas should be relocated outside the capital. Such decentralisation would show leadership to the people.
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