Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

I hope the Cathaoirleach stopped the clock while I was being interrupted. I remind colleagues that the constitutional convention will only be dealing with two matters immediately after its establishment. These are the potential reduction in the voting age from 18 to 16 and a reduction in the term of office of the President from seven to five years. Big deal. Both of these matters could be dealt with in a week. The largest single political reform the Government has proposed is the abolition of the second House of Parliament, namely, the Seanad. It does not propose to allow the constitutional convention to consider the matter of Seanad reform, even though the Members of this House passed a motion in that regard.