O'Keeffe: Seanad referendum could take place on election day

Enterprise Minister Batt O'Keeffe today said it was possible that a referendum on whether or not to abolish the Seanad could take place on the same day as the General Election.

Enterprise Minister Batt O'Keeffe today said it was possible that a referendum on whether or not to abolish the Seanad could take place on the same day as the General Election.

However Minister O'Keeffe stressed that while the matter had been discussed briefly at Cabinet level, no decision had yet been taken.

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