Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The former Tánaiste and Minister, Michael McDowell, argued that the abolition of the Seanad would leave the Dáil, which he described as "a deeply dysfunctional chamber totally dominated by members of the Executive and savagely ruled by the party whip system," as the only parliamentary body concerned with legislation. Based on these arguments at this relatively early stage in the campaign, I do not doubt that the people of Ireland will do what they have always done, that being, scrutinise and reflect on whether the change is in their best interests and the best interests of the country. They will decide on whether to give people in Dáil Éireann more power than they need. When they go to the ballot boxes, I have no doubt that there will be only one outcome - "No", "No" and "No" again.