Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2020-11-10
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David P.B. Norris (IND), University of Dublin

I am a young 76. I think that is a point worth making. I do not know whether it is true, but I was told that neither Fine Gael nor Fianna Fáil is supporting this Bill. We will wait to see. That would be interesting in and of itself.
I have campaigned over many years for reform of the Seanad and I would like real reform, that is, reform of the entire institution. I think that is unlikely for the reasons I have stated, but there we are. In any case, we did manage to save this House. It is a very good thing for this country that we did. With that, I will sit down and leave the debate to my colleagues.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-10