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Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.WHEREAS by virtue of Article 46 of the Constitution any provision of the Constitution may be amended in the manner provided by that Article:AND WHEREAS it is proposed–(A) to amend the Constitution for the purpose of abolishing Seanad Éireann and providing that the Oireachtas shall, from the date of such abolition, consist of the President and Dáil Éireann; and(B) in consequence of the foregoing, to amend otherwise the Constitution and, in particular, to amend those provisions of it that confer functions on Seanad Éireann or that are premised on the existence of that House