Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes; I am on Fifth Stage, effectively. I will ask the Minister of State another question that will not be answered today: what is the date for the referendum? I have listened to some Members on the Government side - I include some of the Taoiseach's nominees in this regard - who have spoken about giving the people a right to have a say on this issue. Nowhere within this Bill has the Government actually stated when the referendum will take place. The Bill does not even mention a referendum. This Bill is about the abolition of the Seanad and I repeat that it is the worst act of political vandalism in the history of the State. The Government is dismantling-----