Seanad debates
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed)
10:15 pm
Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It also makes another reference to the effect that there are calls for enhanced scrutiny of secondary and EU legislation.
Another set of commentators, who have together formed an independent group called Democracy Matters, proposed that Executive dominance should be addressed by reform of the Seanad. The Seanad's abolition would, the group argues, lead to "a political elite in the Dáil running the country without any scrutiny". This sums up everything.
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