On the top table we have the committee - Denis Naughten, Alex White, Michael Kennedy, Dan Boyle, Eugene Regan, Jim O'Keefe, Sean Ardagh (chairperson) Brendan Howlin, Michael D'Arcy, Jimmy Devlin, Ned O'Keefe, Michael Woods
Link for live blog
url.ie #oir
The Provost of TCD is welcoming us.
Students are the leaders of the future says the provost...
I thought there was going to be a webcast - we need Alexia here to qik it!!! But no TCD or Dail are not videoing...
Provost welcomes the politicians from the 'bowels of Leinster House' titter in the audience... it's going to be one of those evening!
#oir Is this an actual cttee meeting? Are there stenographers/recorders present?
This is a committee meeting - for real
There will be a debate following the meeting - chaired by John Bowman
Big, important debate on electoral reform is happening in Trinity tonight. Liveblog:
bit.ly #oir
Declan Hamor speaking... arguing in favour of regional constituencies on list system... mixed member like Germany/NZ/Wales etc #oir
Declan Harmon is addressing the meeting first - he is a student in TCD (and a member of Fianna Fáil)
#oir IMHO the best 'fix' for the electoral system is, without legislation, to create much larger constituencies to improve proportionality
Declan Harmon is a member of FF in Sean Ardagh's constituency! Hence why Sean said that Declan learnt at the foot of the master!
Any sign Julie Walters/Michael Caine (last couple of overpaid actors seen doing drama4the cameras in TCD exam hall)? #oir
No live video or audio for the event.
Jim O'Keeffe agrees broadly with Harmon "what we do with the Senate, sin ceist eile" to much laughter #oir
@wendy - I've not mentioned this being my alma mater once yet tonight!!
@Suzy Byrne Got the vibe off ya
student David Kehoe making presentation...
"PRSTV is not the root cause of the problems..."
Davy Kehoe needs to step away from the microphone (he's our next speaker)
#oir This would perhaps be a good time to mention that KildareStreet is merely some donated funds away from including committees... :)
Coming up shortly we have Barra Roantree - he of the young greens who is also student at TCD.
One of the problems with discussions of electoral reform is that FF only ever get interested in it when support is ebbing. #oir
Electoral reform? Last time people voted2change Oireachtas vote: 1978 (90+% support) NO Govt since bothered to enact #oir
The event is being recorded seemingly - poor Davy been told to slow down
Raises legitimate questions as to real intent. #oir
"Legally binding code of ethics" eh? #oir
@Suzy Transcribers work from the recordings
There are no female members of the committee here this evening - are there female TD's or Senators on the committee?
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