Paul Bradford (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It again proves that we do not always respond by legislating for particular judgments or constitutional provisions.

Head 4 is the point of dispute. We like to be in a comfort zone politically. I certainly do. One likes to believe that one is doing something because one has to do it. That brings me back to the central divide between the witnesses before us now and the earlier witnesses on whether we are obliged to legislate. We can produce tomes and have legal presentations but it requires a "Yes" or "No" response to the question of whether we are obliged to legislate. I direct my question to Mr. Callanan and Professor Binchy. Could they indicate "Yes" or "No", not whether it is right or preferable, not the reasons for either position, but whether we are obliged to legislate.