David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister referred to the difficulties in administering an election with an electorate of 2 million. However, what about the difficulty in the case of the university seats where the electorate has been expanded to almost 1 million? What about the difficulty in keeping that register and managing that election? It is complete and utter nonsense.

We should keep in mind that the referendum was nearly lost because it was a vanity project. We also need to keep in mind that it was in the last two weeks of the campaign that the result of the referendum was turned around by Members on the back benches and in the Independent seats.

In response to Senator David Cullinane, I wanted Sinn Féin to be included in the debate at a time when many others wanted it to be kept out.