Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have attended all sittings of the Committee Stage of this Bill so far and, as the Minister quite rightly pointed out, one Member, namely, Senator Norris, said filibustering was a distinguished thing. He said he was proud of it and that, if he felt something was not right, he absolutely would filibuster. I thought this was an appalling comment. To be fair to the Minister, he challenged both Senator McDowell and Senator Norris over the issue of repetition on a number of occasions. It has not just been Senator Bacik. If people check the record of the House, they will see that that is the case. We have to have fair procedure for the Minister as well.