Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Subsection (2) reads: "This Act may be cited as the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Act 2013." However, the previous subsection (1) reads, "this Act shall be collectively known as and may for all purposes be collectively referred to as the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution". It does not say anything about abolition of Seanad Éireann. I would like a guarantee. I would like the word "may" deleted in order that people coming to vote know they are voting for the abolition of Seanad Éireann.

The second issue about which I am concerned is the promises to reform the Dáil to take the place of the Seanad. The Minister of State promised that a new system would be put in place. Can we get a guarantee that this will happen? How do we get that guarantee? Is it written into the Bill that the steps that need to be taken will be taken, so that we know before rather than after the referendum, assuming the Government wins? Let us suppose the Government is not in power at that stage, and suppose it does not keep its word, how can we get a guarantee that the promises it has made will be kept?