Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Given the particular problems, the Minister's hands-off approach was not acceptable. When we tabled a Private Members' motion highlighting the issue, the Minister's initial reply was that he would have a conversation with SUSI on foot of this Legislature stating publicly and democratically that we had a problem. That problem was clearly highlighted in advance of that, but it was only after it was brought to the floor of the House that the Minister started to deal with it. We need to stop repeating this fallacy that SUSI was a week ahead or somehow comparable to what happened in the past.

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