Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is certainly the trend that seems to be being adopted, given the manner in which this legislation will be put before the people. We have at least established that the wording that will be presented to the people may or shall - we are assuming that it will, because I cannot see what else - include the abolition. It will not, however, include the fact that the Government will be butchering and vandalising the Constitution by removing some 40 articles which relate to the Seanad. There will be no reference to that whatsoever in the referendum's wording.

Can the Minister of State outline what the role of the Referendum Commission will be? I am not as au fait with how the commission works. It seems to have changed it modus operandi. Can the Minister of State clarify whether the Referendum Commission will put forward - they are having a chat. The Minister of State cannot hear me when he is having a conversation with somebody else.