Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Both Deputies, but Deputy Ó Cuív in particular, know very well that this cannot happen. The Supreme Court has been very clear on several occasions, including a couple of years ago in respect of industrial relations legislation, that the Oireachtas is supreme in terms of making legislation. I am sure all members of the sub-committee are aware of that. I can only wonder, therefore, what is going on here. The provision in section 4 is standard, as anybody can see.