Written Constitution or parliamentary supremacy

Summary

Deasy questioned whether Ireland needed a Constitution at all, prompting the Taoiseach to affirm the value of a written fundamental law over parliamentary supremacy. FitzGerald agreed.

Austin Deasy Mr. Deasy Fine Gael

This Constitution seems to be causing more problems than it is solving. I should like to ask the Taoiseach is it really necessary to have a Constitution? Should we be having a referendum to abolish the Constitution?

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Charles J. Haughey The Taoiseach Fianna Fáil

We are now getting into very deep areas——

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Garrett Fitzgerald Dr. FitzGerald Fine Gael

It was the Taoiseach who raised the point.

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Charles J. Haughey The Taoiseach Fianna Fáil

My simple answer is: yes, I think we had better have a written Constitution, a fundamental law, rather than leave Parliament supreme as is the case in some other countries.

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Garrett Fitzgerald Dr. FitzGerald Fine Gael

Hear, hear.

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