Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not share the Deputy's view. The very fact that he can be elected to this House properly by the people and stand up here speaks for itself. That is the democratic wish of the people in his constituency and he is sent in here to represent them and articulate his views which, I assume, they vote for. That is not a perversion of democracy but the result of the people's vote. Therefore, I do not understand the Deputy's point of view.

The Deputy referred to muddying the waters. Is he not the fellow who was going around with his tweet asking who are the members of the secret group that was meeting all summer. In response to a question, I read out the names of the so-called secret group. Therefore, I hope I make it clear now that this does not muddy the waters. Deputy Higgins can take the cotton wool ball to which he refers and throw it up against the haystack he was throwing it up against a number of years ago, but this time it will bounce back and might even bite him.

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