Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Michael Murphy and Ewald Hoffmann to the Gallery. They are here at the invitation of Senator Mary White and have a long-standing connection with Waterford Glass.

Senator O'Brien has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business and I know the Leader dealt with the issue very comprehensively yesterday. I also spoke to the matter and pointed out that it seems to be a rather desperate diversionary tactic by Fianna Fáil to continue to do this. Fianna Fáil should reflect on this matter. Even if the Attorney General was compelled to come before either House of the Oireachtas, she is bound by the same client-lawyer privilege as any other lawyer, and there are also considerations of Cabinet confidentiality that would clearly confine anything the Attorney General might have to say.