Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want more than that. The hearts and souls of most of the Senators around me who came through local government are with me on the issue. Is the Leader not concerned that what is there, namely, representational democracy, will be exchanged for rule by, in many cases, the unelected authorities and quangos which continue? Considerable amounts of both European and State money are invested in groups which, in effect, are answerable to nobody.