John Gilroy (Labour)

I support Senator Ivana Bacik's call for a full debate on constitutional reform. We have heard another extraordinary outburst from Senator Rónán Mullen. It was very ungenerous of him to suggest the Government was defending this proposal in some spiteful fashion, or putting it forward just because we thought the tribunals were costing too much money. There is no doubt that they are costing too much money. To use a rugby term, we are straightening the line in favour of the rebalancing of democracy and the elected representatives of the people. It would be good to have a proper inquiry system.