Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail:

Yes. There is a consensus that the Constitution overbears statutory requirements and that statutory requirements in the various Acts can be altered in the Dáil. Therefore, the general public possibly have a right, certainly in a constitutional referendum campaign, to make the decision. The people who are for or against the privatisation of water services do not make the decision. The general public do so when they vote in a referendum. That is the purpose of the amendment tabled by Deputy Joan Collins.