Kenny: FG would slash TD numbers, abolish Seanad

Enda Kenny said tonight that in Government Fine Gael was committed to reducing the number of TDs in the Dáil by more than 20, and abolishing the Seanad completely

Kenny: FG would slash TD numbers, abolish Seanad

Enda Kenny said tonight that in Government Fine Gael was committed to reducing the number of TDs in the Dáil by more than 20, and abolishing the Seanad completely

"A second house of the Oireachtas can no longer be justified." Mr Kenny said, adding that two-thirds of all European parliaments are unicameral.

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