Abolition would mean ‘entrenched elite’ in the Dáil

A high-profile former attorney general has said abolishing the Seanad would create a “new entrenched elite” in the Dáil and criticised Enda Kenny for avoiding a TV debate.

Former attorney general John Rogers said the Seanad should be reformed and claimed proposed changes to the Constitution would erode protections for the people.

He said Taoiseach Enda Kenny was acting like the “High King of Ireland on a bit of a roll” in his campaign to have the Seanad abolished.