James Bannon (Fine Gael)

The Minister of State and several Senators from the other side of the House acknowledged the poor state of repair in schools, including rat infestation. Senator Fitzgerald had a nerve to refer to the emotive language used on this side of the House. Those who spoke had a right to vent the anger of the public, to whom the Government told untruths in the run-up to the last general election. The people are disgusted and feel badly let down by the Government's many untruths, not only in this but in other areas also. It should be ashamed of the contemptuous manner in which it treated the public.