David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am a member of the Technical Group now, but forget that. I would hate to be accused of filibustering so I must remain absolutely focused on the Bill.

Senator McDowell, former Attorney General, former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, highly respected senior counsel and practising barrister, has said that I am 100% right and yet the Minister has not even said, as he has said to other Senators on other occasions, that he would look at the situation and review it. He is shaking his head now so it looks like he will not review or consider it. That is extremely regrettable.

On these advisers and consultants, it seems to me as the debate goes on that we will need a committee to investigate them, to make sure they are gender balanced, that they represent diversity-----