Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail)

I have no doubt the Minister will be able to handle the necessary changes which are inevitable in the new situation while at the same time continuing to provide the type of educational excellence this Government has provided in the past ten years. I am particularly proud of my party's record in education going right back to the 1930s. The Minister, Deputy O'Keeffe, had a predecessor from his own constituency, the late Seán Moylan, who was an excellent Minister for Education and pioneered vocational education in this country. The record extends through the time of Donogh O'Malley and up to the current Minister.

I am not easily staggered but I was stunned when I read the motion. I said to Senator Healy Eames before the debate began that she has thrown in everything including the kitchen sink. Uncle Tom Cobley and all are in this motion. The Minister is accused of virtually everything short of possibly the shooting of Michael Collins.