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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: Just let me finish. The Cathaoirleach interrupted me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: With respect, I have run into a barrage from the Chair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: I protest-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: You gave me a lecture on what the normal procedure is in committees-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----I am fully aware of that-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----and I am saying this is a disgrace and I am going to bring to the attention of the media what is envisaged in relation to the so-called consideration. There is a picket outside of probable extremists but the people are entitled that their Parliament would not delegate to a committee consideration of a hugely important piece of law-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----and then have this whitewash charter decide what will happen at that committee.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: I do not need any assistance. I only need one assistance and that is your silence, Chair. I only need that assistance. I protest most strongly about what is happening. It is wrong. We are turning this Parliament into a rubber-stamp assembly and if anybody wants to look-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----at the recent referendum-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----and what happens to rubber-stamp politics-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----as a result. Unfortunately in this case-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----the people will not be given their chance in a referendum vote.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: But the time has come, Chair, for people----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----in both Houses to stand up for their rights as elected public representatives-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----and to insist-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----this measure is properly-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----considered before it becomes part of our law at constitutional level.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: I wrote to the committee and-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----I asked for a private session of the committee to consider what we would do. That is the reasonable thing to do. Instead I get this insult to parliamentary democracy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McDowell: The public will not see any of that, as you well know.