Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will mention in passing that our Constitution is slightly different to those of other countries, some of which have no constitution at all, including our next-door neighbours. The UK has the Magna Carta but it is not the same thing. The constitutional entitlements of the individual are particularly important in this country, or at least some of us think they are. Their rights must be observed and the discharge of duty in their interests must be, or should be, observed at all times. Two other questions arise.