Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

One of the most regrettable aspects of the campaign has been the failure to discuss the merits of voting for or against the abolition of the Seanad on the basis of the merits of the Seanad, as well as a move - as I perceive has been done in the public domain - to undermine the valid work that has been done by this Chamber, not only by this Seanad but by previous Seanaid. That is disgraceful. It is also disgraceful and regrettable, and this is my personal perception, that this House has been starved of business over recent weeks deliberately to make us look ineffective.