The Seanad is not beyond repair

Seanad reform might not be the sexiest topic, but Seanad abolition would be short-sighted.

I do not understand why advocates of abolition do not want to strengthen or reconfigure or reform the Seanad.

We need to stop focusing on the past; we must consider what the Seanad could be. The time to introduce reforming legislation is now — the Seanad is not beyond repair. The Zappone-Quinn Bill provides a workable draft Seanad Reform Bill, which only requires minor tweaks to reform the Seanad.