Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)

I agree with Senator Mary White's comments about the role education can play in competitiveness and, in particular, about what Dr. Barrett, formerly of Intel, said in this regard earlier this week because this man knows what our county needs to be competitive. However, I reject what she said about our party. We do not need her pity. We are not asking for it nor do we need it. For her to stand up and talk about the performance of our leader when her leader presided over the waste, incompetence and the policy failures to which Dr. Barrett referred last Monday night is more than can be tolerated.