Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Crown's contribution made a number of very valid points. The detail he went into certainly augurs well for the discourse that will take place in the weeks leading up to the referendum. From the outset, I have said that the people should have their say on the future of the Seanad. The Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil election manifestos signed up to a referendum on the Seanad and certainly questioned its future.