Seanad debates
Wednesday, 9 October 2002
Sub-Committee of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Motion.
We must put it in the context of recapturing the character of the body politic. If there is a feeling abroad that there is something rotten in the state of politics, we must genuinely confront it in a methodical, open and radical manner. I do not accept that everything can be achieved within the current constitutional framework – we may need to be more radical. For example, I raised an issue on the Order of Business about three Irish citizens in a foreign country, in captivity and pilloried by a large section of the media. There are times that may not seem politically correct but should we always be politically correct? Are there not times when we should at least endeavour to reflect concerns, even if those concerns do not seem fashionable?
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