Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Notwithstanding what my good friend and colleague, Senator Ó Domhnaill, has suggested this afternoon, I am quite happy and honoured to be a Member of this House and have no intention of moving out of it for some time to come. Hopefully my electorate will agree with me on that.

I support Senator Bacik's proposed amendment to the Order of Business on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill which is before the House. I sat through more than four and a half hours of debate up to 11 o'clock last night where we discussed amendment No. 3, which in essence was the first amendment because amendments Nos. 1 and 2 were ruled out of order. During that time as the debate progressed, it became increasingly evident that there was something amiss with this legislation. I alert colleagues who may have concerns but who have given a commitment to support this legislation that there is an international report in the Department of Justice and Equality-----