Abolish the Seanad

832 views · Published 9 September 2013 · 0:45 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Sinn Féin · 2013 · News & Politics

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Short video outlining three reasons to abolish the Seanad --
Successive Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour Party governments have failed to act on numerous reports calling for reform;
The Seanad is undemocratic as only a tiny percentage of the population (graduates from certain colleges and councillors) can vote in Seanad elections;
With a built-in Government majority it has always acted as a rubber stamp for the implementation of Government policies.

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