Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate that we are in a difficult situation because we are due to move on to a debate with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science later. We are under time pressure. I agree that how we are proceeding is not satisfactory but that is what was agreed to, namely, a question-and-answer session. If the Deputies want answers, they must leave enough time for them because, otherwise, they will just be making statements. That is too because that is what they are entitled to do.

I am moving on to the next group. The three speakers in the group, Deputies Cathal Crowe, Devlin and MacSharry, will have 11 minutes between them.

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