Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I endorse the remarks of Senator McDowell. The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, referred to amendment No. 24 as a "general saver". It is more of a general embarrassment. It is a U-turn, a concession and an admission that the points Senators have been making regarding the constitutional frailties of the legislation are valid. I am aware that the Minister is not on the left, as he made clear from his failure to look to his left to see where I am sitting. If he was a fan of science fiction, he might be aware that there is a principle or practice in many such films, particularly Star Wars, of which I am a major fan, of there being a general override button which can automatically override everything else.