David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am not talking about the Cathaoirleach, but he challenged me and I will give it back. I remember a day when I put down something on an emergency basis. Fianna Fáil was in government and the item was ruled out of order on the basis that it was not an emergency. At that very moment Charlie Haughey was declaring a national emergency in the other House. How can I respect rulings of that kind? I am not saying the Cathaoirleach ever did that, but it happened in the House and can be looked up. Why should we respect the rulings when they are all nonsense? The earlier ruling was that I could not speak because there was no provision for me to do so. There was nothing to stop me, except the ruling, in which case why was it given?