Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am; I also seek a debate on the cost of the proposal. There has been talk about the cost of running the Seanad, but this agency would, apparently, have a full secretariat and backup. Where would be the saving in this proposal? It beggars belief that the Taoiseach thinks he can appoint his own bureau to replace what is, with all its faults, a democratically elected institution.

I call for a debate on that. The Taoiseach needs to reflect very seriously on what he is doing to democracy in this country.