Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When a referendum on the Seanad takes place this year or next year, I will not accept reasons to save it from Fine Gael Senators, because they have not put forward a coherent argument for it now, as shown by how they operate the Seanad. The same goes for the Labour Party Senators. The agenda for today is simply outrageously light. We need legislation. There are a massive amount of Bills on the Order Paper, which is lengthy.