Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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I also ask Ms Conduit to come back about why and how it occurred. The information I have is that a Deputy who is a colleague of the Minister arranged a meeting and he was of the opinion that he would get no votes in the general election. That was mooted to the Minister in front of the parents. The parents had told him that. Then, a bus was laid on two weeks later, but only for one week.

I am aware of two similar situations in Wexford. I am not a party colleague of the Minister. I am an Independent Deputy in the Opposition. The parents in my constituency have not been given the same treatment. I would expect that if the Department is going to make an exception - this is not a TAMS exception; I have checked it - that we would get the very same treatment in Wexford as Kilkenny, regardless of who the Minister is, or which Deputy is representing the issue. Would Ms Conduit agree with that?