Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Even when I was in primary school in Blanchardstown, the church still continued to contribute a certain amount of money to the running of my primary school. We need to be balanced about this and not use this as an opportunity to bash religious orders gratuitously. Yes, they have done a lot of things wrong in the past, but we should acknowledge a lot of the good they did as well, particularly in providing healthcare, education and social services.

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