Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to share time with Deputy Jerry Buttimer.

One of the many pleasures of being able to contribute in the House is that by a quirk of good luck I always seem to follow Deputy Shane Ross. This is something I also experienced during the previous Seanad. On hearing his latest eloquent reflection, I was given pause to think there were two Deputy Shane Rosses. The first is the orator, the man who has just made his contribution on the Bill and skilfully laid out the reasons he has such concerns about it, while the second is the man I witness at the Committee of Public Accounts each Thursday and at other committee meetings who is the inquisitor. There could be a third Deputy Shane Ross because he admitted he had changed his mind on something also and that might be Deputy Shane Ross the humble or the wise. What gives me pause for thought following his contribution is the inconsistency between the two. Deputy Shane Ross the orator will powerfully deliver judgments on issues in the House, while the Deputy Shane Ross I see in full flow at the Committee of Public Accounts skilfully and adroitly holds witnesses to account every Thursday. I thought they were one and the same until this afternoon.

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