Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Tá brón orm. Níl aon rud sna Buan-Orduithe a deir go gcaithfidh mise stopadh, nó go bhfuil teorann ama ansin dom ach an oiread. Senator Landy has disagreed with my interpretation of "plebiscite". My interpretation of "plebiscite" may not be right, but Senator Landy's may not be right either. The point is that there is no definition of "plebiscite" whatsoever in the section. That is a major failing in this legislation. The reason that there is no definition of "plebiscite", the reason we do not know what a plebiscite actually is, is that this was done as a rushed job after the public said no, and we are being asked to rush this through, and to endorse it before Christmas. My colleagues and I have been calling to stop this in its tracks, to think about it more carefully and the Minister should listen to the arguments that are being made.