Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is ironic that a few months ago the Taoiseach tried to abolish this House on a single minded crusade. Thanks to democracy and the people of this country, he was not allowed to do so. I congratulate the Leader in this regard because we had to fight to have representation on the so-called banking inquiry. We got approval, by Government motion, to select two Members of this House. The motion did not state that one Member had to be from the Government side and the other had to be from this side. It did not state that one Member had to be male and the other had to be female. It stated that two Members of this House would be selected under a democratic process.