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02/09/2013
Fine Gael Launch Poster Campaign For Seanad Referendum
A poster campaign advocating the abolition of the Seanad has been launched today by Fine Gae, who have promised to "deal with facts and reality".
Ahead of the upcoming referendum on the propsal to abolish the seanad, Fine Gael’s Director of Elections, Richard Bruton, TD, said that the people were being given a simple choice – to abolish the Seanad, or to keep it as it is.
"In Ireland we have 30% more politicians than other similar sized European countries and have an upper House that costs €20m per year to run," Bruton sai.
Adding: "Our posters give the simple facts about the upcoming campaign – the country can save that €20 million a year and reduce the number of national politicians by voting Yes to Abolish the Seanad. We don’t need two chambers of parliament that do almost exactly the same thing.
Abolishing the Seanad will bring us in line with progressive European countries like Denmark, Sweden and Finland – all of which survive perfectly well with one house of parliament and far fewer politicians than Ireland."
(MH/CD)
Ahead of the upcoming referendum on the propsal to abolish the seanad, Fine Gael’s Director of Elections, Richard Bruton, TD, said that the people were being given a simple choice – to abolish the Seanad, or to keep it as it is.
"In Ireland we have 30% more politicians than other similar sized European countries and have an upper House that costs €20m per year to run," Bruton sai.
Adding: "Our posters give the simple facts about the upcoming campaign – the country can save that €20 million a year and reduce the number of national politicians by voting Yes to Abolish the Seanad. We don’t need two chambers of parliament that do almost exactly the same thing.
Abolishing the Seanad will bring us in line with progressive European countries like Denmark, Sweden and Finland – all of which survive perfectly well with one house of parliament and far fewer politicians than Ireland."
(MH/CD)
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