No sign of Oireachtas reform
What utter drivel. There will never be reform in either house of the Oireachtas as long as the only people who can propose and implement any such reforms are the very members of the Oireachtas whose interests would be seriously compromised by reforms.
The outrageous situation whereby TDs and senators are allowed break any law of the land with impunity by saying they are going to, or coming from, the Dáil; the payment of mileage from their homes, even though their cars are not necessary for the job, even though public transport and in some cases free travel is available; payment of “attendance money” for turning up at work (on top of their salaries); “leaders allowance” being paid to single members of a “party”; pensions being paid to attorney generals after just one office period which could be much less than five years; Oireachtas members on overseas junkets claiming attendance money in the Dáil while abroad; Oireachtas members claiming mileage to go around the country exhorting people to break the law; the Callely expenses fiasco.
