John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is a colossal presumptuousness about the section in the Bill which provides that Seanad Éireann is to be abolished and, as a consequence of the abolition, amends provisions of the Constitution that confer functions on Seanad Éireann or that are premised on the existence of that House. It strikes me that there is a cart and horse phenomenon, in terms of legislating for a referendum and predetermining, on the basis of the outcome of the referendum, what we will get.

We have precedence for this-----