New group to review 2015 Seanad reform plan

Three-year-old plans to reform the Seanad by allowing all citizens to vote on who should be elected are set to be examined by a 26-person political committee amid fresh claims the changes are being deliberately delayed.

A Government spokesperson confirmed last night that the findings of the 2015 Manning report and the proposed legislation it provided will be reviewed until October by a new group made up of TDs and senators.

The report was based on the work of an independent working group on Seanad reform that was established in December 2014.