▁members ▁agreed , ▁demand ▁a ▁binding ▁refer endum ▁on ▁any ▁bill . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁vot ers ▁directly ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁houses ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁D á il ▁attempted ▁to ▁override ▁the ▁Se an ad . ▁However , ▁this ▁power ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁before ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁into ▁use . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁compens ation ▁for ▁this ▁loss ▁that ▁the ▁Se an ad ' s ▁powers ▁of ▁delay ▁were ▁increased ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Before ▁it ▁was ▁removed , ▁the ▁Se an ad ' s ▁right ▁to ▁demand ▁a ▁refer endum ▁was ▁contained ▁in ▁Article ▁ 4 7 , ▁which ▁provided ▁for ▁vot ers ▁to ▁v eto ▁legisl ation ▁directly ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances . ▁The ▁article ▁provided ▁that ▁once ▁a ▁bill ▁had ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁( or ▁just ▁by ▁the ▁D á il , ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁over - rid den ▁the ▁Se an ad ), ▁its ▁en act ment ▁into ▁law ▁could ▁be ▁susp ended ▁if , ▁within ▁seven ▁days , ▁either ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁or ▁three - fif th s ▁of ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁D á il ▁so ▁requested . ▁ ▁There ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁a ▁further ▁period ▁of ▁nin ety ▁days ▁within ▁which ▁either ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁all ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁or ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the