Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I can stand here all day while this discussion takes place. I am quite happy to do so, but I will have my say. The Leader is a decent an honourable man and I do not believe that, on his own initiative, he would go against the wishes of the Taoiseach in the use of the guillotine. He is a democrat and I do not believe he would go against democratic principles on his own initiative. That makes me wonder what is going on. I have kept dogs for 40 years and have yet to see a case in which the tail wags the dog, but I think I have arrived at that situation today. Will the Leader do the honourable thing and ensure the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 will continues on the pathway it is on? I know that it is frustrating, but if Fine Gael really felt bad about it, its members would be here defending it. However, I have not met one of them who has anything good to say about it. At the end of the day, we all know that it is a bit of a farce.