Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know about that but go raibh maith agat. I am listening and it is worthwhile hearing those Senators' views on it. I am not at a great divergence from Senator Norris's thinking on it. I heard what he said about amendment No. 74 and having four years experience in practice. I agree with everything he said about the wherewithal and ability of legal academics, and in this amendment I was seeking to bolster that with a degree of practical experience. That is all it seeks to do. It does not seek to take from anyone's ability.

I hope I did not come across as being facetious because I appreciate Senator Norris's intervention, as Gaeilge, in the mother tongue. I had a cheeky thought, which is something I am sure the Minister would dread, that if Senators Norris and McDowell had made all their contributions in both English and Irish at what point would we be at in dealing with the Bill.