Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I thank all the Senators who contributed to this debate. I offer my sympathy to the Minister for the frame of mind in which he has come to the House today. I know that the ire within him has been fuelled by the failure of his colleagues both at Cabinet and parliamentary level to support him. The abuse he gave to the Members of this House and to his own colleague, the former Minister for Education, was palpable.