Labhrás Ó Murchú (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I second Senator Cullinane's motion on the amendment to the Order of Business. We should not be so docile about the issue. Even if fingers were pointed at us accusing us of being only interested in our own positions, I still think that the methodology for the abolition of the Seanad is not correct. First, it was dropped like a bombshell and without consultation in the middle of a general election campaign. Second, it is clear that there is no plan to replace the Seanad in terms of scrutinising what happens in the Dáil or initiating legislation in the Seanad. No plan has been put forward.

It is evident that the media, at long last, are engaging on the issue. They have begun to realise that to get rid of a House of Parliament in the crude manner suggested is unacceptable.