Seanad debates
Thursday, 11 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)
3:05 pm
Paul Bradford (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
There are examples and let us consider those countries. I believe the Minister of State is as interested in local government and regional government as I am. We can look to the Scandinavian countries where there is real local government and real parliamentary debate and where they certainly are not handing over cabinet powers to three or four people. Parliament actually means something-----
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