oppose the Government's plans to abolish Seanad Éireann. In May 2013, with Senators Katherine Zappone and Mary Ann O'Brien, he introduced the Seanad Bill 2013 to reform the system of electing the elected members of Seanad Éireann (as provided for in Article 18.10 of the Constitution of Ireland) through a one-person, one vote franchise. The Seanad Bill 2013 succeeded in being passed at Second Stage in the Seanad. During the Seanad abolition referendum campaign, the Bill demonstrated to the electorate, in a very palpable way, that reform of the Seanad was achievable if they voted for its retention. In a referendum held in October 2013 on the Abolition of Seanad Éireann, the people voted to retain the Seanad by 51.7%. In 2014, Quinn revealed that since being first elected to Seanad Éireann, he had donated his entire salary to charity and in more recent years he had refused to accept any salary. In March 2015, he opposed the Marriage Equality bill in the Seanad, and voted 'No' in the referendum. He was Chairman of the Independent Alliance. He did not contest the 2016 Seanad election. Publications Quinn wrote Crowning the Customer (O'Brien Press, 1990), which has been translated into many languages, as well as Mind Your Own Business (O'Brien Press, 2013). In 2016, he published his memoirs, entitled "Quinnessential Feargal" (O'Brien Press 2016). Recognition Quinn was the recipient of five honorary doctorates from education institutions (including NUI Galway in 2006), a papal knighthood along with a fellowship and the French Ordre National du Mérite. He shared with Oprah Winfrey the 2006 "Listener of the Year" award of the International Listening Association. See also Families in the Oireachtas References 1936 births 2019 deaths Alumni of University College Dublin Burials at St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton Businesspeople from County Dublin Businesspeople from Dublin (city) Independent members of Seanad Éireann Irish grocers Irish television personalities Members of Seanad Éireann for the National University of Ireland Members of the 20th Seanad Members of the 21st Seanad Members of the 22nd Seanad Members of the 23rd Seanad Members of the 24th Seanad People educated at Newbridge College People from Howth Politicians from County Dublin Recipients of the Ordre national du Mérite