The relevant conclusions of the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution in its seventh progress report, published in March 2002, advise the eventual abolishing, rather than extending, of university representation in the Seanad. Against this background, I have no proposal at present to seek an extension of this representation.
Question No. 335 answered with Question No. 21.
Question No. 336 answered with Question No. 22.
Question No. 337 answered with Question No. 35.
Question No. 338 answered with Question No. 42.
Question No. 339 answered with Question No. 276.