David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Will the Leader ask the Taoiseach to have a bit of courage, be a bit of a man, face up to the issue and come to this House to listen to the questions that we, his victims, want to ask him. I ask the Leader to write to the Taoiseach today. He will not talk to anybody else. He has a duty to talk to this Parliament. It is an evil thing to set one half of Parliament against another and to divide the nation when we are still facing such a crisis economically. If the people do not know, they should vote "No" and deal the Government a damn good kick where it is needed. It is payback time for all the suffering it has put us through. There are four people running this country: the Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, and the Tánaiste, Deputy Gilmore.