Seanad debates
Thursday, 27 June 2013
An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed)
1:55 pm
Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the Minister of State to this historic Chamber. Sadly, this debate is an inauspicious occasion. The Taoiseach appointed me to Seanad Éireann, aware that I would be an independent voice. My views on the future of Seanad Éireann have been formed with an effort to be free, constructive and critical. I am grateful to the Taoiseach for the opportunity to do so. I imagine he expects nothing less.
The Taoiseach's proposal to abolish the Seanad is ill-conceived and will not only damage our democracy, but also this country's prospect of economic recovery and social sustainability.
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