David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am challenging Senator Reilly to say from where they came. What are they? I can scarcely believe - in fact, I cannot believe - 40 dB is like whispering or that 60 dB is the average noise level in an office. I do not know what office the Senator inhabits, but it must be absolute bedlam if there is a constant noise level of 60 dB. I just do not understand it. I would genuinely like to know from where this information came because it sounds to me very like what that ghastly American President calls fake news. I do not believe it. I would like to know if it comes from a serious authority. Is there some weight behind it? Do they actually know what they are talking about? Who are the specious authorities the Senator so cavalierly floats in front of the attention of Seanad Éireann?