David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In the discussion yesterday on the Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016, I said I had been advised by the Bills Office to withdraw amendments but I would like to correct that statement. It was actually the people who tabled the amendments who asked me to withdraw mine, and so I did.

On the question of independence, I am fully independent but Senator McDowell orchestrated my exit from the group of independent university Senators, which I founded 30 years ago with former Senator Joe O'Toole. Senator McDowell brought rejects from Fianna Fáil and Government nominees into his group so how independent is that?