Government must provide real reform

When the Taoiseach moved the 32nd Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013 on Friday, Jun 14, he stated that “we are in favour of abolition because the Seanad has not worked and cannot work”.

He used the 10 reports on Seanad reform since the foundation of the house in 1938 as proof of how the Seanad could not be reformed and thus there was only one choice: Abolish it or leave it as it is.

Well, the people have spoken and they have given the Taoiseach a complex answer. They don’t want the Seanad abolished and theycertainly don’t want to keep it as it is. They clearly want reform.