Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Ceann Comhairle will be aware, since she was at the meeting last Thursday, the majority of issues on the Order of Business for this week were agreed. There was rolling dissent, which rolls over every week, but the majority were agreed. On the defective blocks, as Deputy Mac Lochlainn knows, legislation was agreed at Cabinet only two weeks ago. I have explained that to the Deputy. That is moving forward.

In response to Deputy Murphy, as indicated at the Business Committee last week, statements on the situation in the Middle East with the Tánaiste will be scheduled for three and a half hours next Wednesday. On the request from Deputy Collins for a debate on education and the capitation grant, we will be speaking to the Minister about it.

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