Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----of having a former Tánaiste, Minister for justice and Attorney General to point out, line by line and word by word, how awful this legislation is and how dangerous it is to the independence and quality of the Judiciary. I ask the Leader not to sully the reputation of this House because the political demands and pressures placed on him. Thank God for the checks and balances built into our Constitution that when an Executive gone rogue and allowed a single individual to dictate the future of our Judiciary, our institutions, including the Seanad, can still provide a check for however long it takes to defend the administration of justice.