David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I beg your pardon. I will finish with one final sentence. I encouraged and incited my colleagues to rebel but they would not.

There was always one quisling who could not wait to rush down to be the good boy or girl who validated the committee. We have the power to put manners on them and increase their respect for us. I wonder if this would be good because, constitutionally, committees cannot meet without us. If we were to hold that gun to their heads, they might treat us with a great deal more respect.