Eoghan Harris (Independent)

That is good. Then the Leader has some pressure on him.

I endorse the remarks of Senator Norris about taking the European Court of Human Rights issue out of the public domain coming up to a general election. It is bad news all round. There should be general agreement to park this away from a general election. Senator O'Toole is correct in his point about this being an endorsement of the constitutional position but in the incendiary exchanges in this House, we can already see the potential for trouble. I appeal to all parties to take it off the agenda for the election.