The Bill is about entrenching the Government's position in terms of its power. The Government received a derogation in respect of the dual mandate at European Parliament level so that its Deputies can run for the European elections next year. As a result, they will be able to retain their European Parliament and Dáil seats until the next general election. It will be sickening if people from the Seanad and the Dáil are allowed to run for the next European elections while we, at local government level, are being deprived of holding a much lesser dual mandate.