Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State seemed to have missed that. Also, he said that the abolition of the Seanad is only the first step in the programme of political reform of the Dáil and of the political system. Political reform will not be achieved by abolishing this House, abolishing the town councils or reducing the number of county councillors elected in rural Ireland and moving them to the east coast. That is not political reform. I wanted to clarify that. I have many other comments to make but I will do that when we come to deal with the different sections. It is important that we move on.