Mr. Seamus Mulconry:

I am sorry; if memory serves me right, the catechism of the church does not say that homosexuals are intrinsically disordered. It refers to acts as being disordered, never to people. Fundamental to the ethos of a Catholic school is respect. We are all born in the image and likeness of God. It does not matter about any other fact. Once a person is a human being, her or she is worthy of the utmost respect. That, therefore, is where we come from. When we are dealing with anybody in the school community, that person is a valued member of the school community to be treated with the utmost respect. That applies to everybody.

I am sorry; the Deputy had a question on gender.