Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Tacaím leis an leasú atá molta ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Cullinane, maidir leis na díospóireachta inniu agus athrú a dhéanamh ar an Ord Gnó. I support the call by my colleague, Senator Cullinane, to extend the amount of time that is being given today in the presence of the Taoiseach to discuss the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013. We need to do that in the interests of democracy.

What is the Taoiseach afraid of? Is he afraid of a debate on this issue? No one here will attack him in any way but there are many issues surrounding the potential abolition of the Seanad that need to be teased out. I doubt I will get time to contribute to the debate today. The way the Order of Business is being set out, it does not look like a Sinn Féin spokesperson will get to speak.