Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

I could not hear what Senator David Norris was saying, but I heard him five minutes ago in the Oirachtas Library when I was conducting some research. The stability of the Government was a serious issue for the country around Christmas 2010 and into 2011 when there was a general election. There is serious instability. The sight of a Cabinet Minister attacking his Minister of State because she was from another party was particularly pathetic, appalling and outrageous. Deputy Róisín Shortall is one of the most effective Ministers of State and a fairly-----