Electors ‘would abolish the Dáil’

People would vote to abolish the Dáil if they were given the chance, a TD has warned as the future of the role of the Seanad came under fire.

United Left Alliance deputy Richard Boyd Barrett insisted the Dáil was now so “disconnected” from the reality of ordinary lives that electors would sweep it away if they had the chance.

Labour TD Arthur Spring also used the Seanad abolition debate to turn a harsh light on the lower chamber.