John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

All I can say at this hour of the morning is that I hope that poisoned chalice everybody refers to is full of Red Bull. Otherwise, we will have some difficulty getting through the next hour or so.

There have been frequent references to how inadvisable it is to have people making critical decisions in the middle of the night. For the record, our junior doctors are one group of people in this country who make critical decisions in the middle of the night. I hope this message is sinking in with people who are a little sleepy in both Houses tonight.