Liam Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)

——on that and produce quotes in that regard.

Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed with the way the motion is structured and its obvious intent, I will comment briefly on each of the items in so far as time will allow me do so.

On the school buildings and maintenance programme, Senators Burke and Browne referred to the long delays that can take place in the building of a school. We are all aware of the devolved grant scheme. This debate on how to break the logjam has been going on for many years under successive Governments. The devolved grant scheme is one initiative——