Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I am getting to my point. He made a very disparaging remark with regard to the "calibre" of people. These people were elected by the people, who have put their trust in them, particularly the 166 elected Members of the Dáil. We cannot say the Members of this House were elected by the people. A committee will be formed from these people, which will include some Members from this House and there will be no Whip on the committee. The members of that committee will be people who are capable of showing fair balance and proportion. What is suggested does not in any way usurp the functions of the courts.

In questioning the "calibre" of people, Senator Mullen seems to think, like suggested by George Orwell in his writing, that all are equal, but some are more equal than others. He seems to think that he is more equal than others.