David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have been challenged by the Madame Defarge of Trinity to state what I am threatened by and what I mean by a lay person. By layperson, I mean what is stated in the Bill:

"lay person” means a person who—

(a) does not hold, and has never held, judicial office,

(b) is not and never has been the Attorney General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Chief State Solicitor or a law officer, and

(c) is not, and in the relevant period specified by subsection (2) for the purposes of this paragraph, was not, a practising barrister or a practising solicitor;

The relevant period is 15 years. That is what I mean. What am I threatened by? I am threatened by their ignorance.