Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I rise to support a comment made by the Leader and Senator Mullen regarding item No. 1 on the Order Paper. As Chairman of the Committee of Selection, I want to put on the record that we had no meeting; neither was I requested formally to have a meeting. Not alone should the Committee of Selection have met, but the Committee on Procedure and Privileges should have met. This particular attempt is like a diktat from the Politburo, a kitchen cabinet in a kangaroo court or a firing squad to get rid of certain people, and in my view it contravenes the constitutional rights of all Members. I am disappointed that this is the route we are going down.