Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He said on Committee Stage that he did not think they were in competition with each other but they are. They essentially provide the same service and they are educational facilities. If primary schools were not exempted, the officials would come up with the same set of excuses for not exempting them such as renting the school hall to the camogie club at the weekend for a few bob. That may have been exempted but the Minister of State could construct a reason to exclude every organisation and body that is exempted if he wanted. However, if he wanted to be generous, he could have accepted the amendment and I am disappointed he has not.

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