Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

My well publicised private views on this matter are in accordance with those expressed by the Senator. The authority of the Executive has been strengthened to an excessive degree in our system. My personal view is that the only way to resolve the matter is to strenghten Parliament by having an Executive Presidency, which system is probably more accountable than ours. I do not want to bore the Senator, but I agree with him in his view that the Executive has accumulated almost too much power in our system.