David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I said "printing the amendments" and I stand to that. It has never been done. It could be used to rule out any amendment whatever. What I am looking for could easily be facilitated by the Government. This House could easily do it. Every single Senator has, at one time or another, complained about this restriction, yet people are hesitating to do anything about it. Therefore, I call on them to get their courage together, get off their backsides and pass an amendment getting rid of Standing Order 41; otherwise the public of Ireland will know perfectly clearly that neither the Government, the Opposition nor anybody else in this House, save for a few like myself, really wants Seanad reform. They all talk about it but they will never get there because there are too many vested interests. There is no vested interest threatened by removing Standing Order 41.