Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I am grateful to the Minister of State for elaborating on the motion, as amended, by the Fianna Fáil group. I could not help but remark to my colleague that if we were on the other side of House, we would probably be making the same argument. I do not mean any disrespect to those who work full-time in the Department of Education and Skills. It is inevitable - it always happens - that when one proposes a motion, an amendment is tabled. That is the way politics works. I would like to pick up on the theme that was developed by Senator MacSharry. I was amazed to hear Senators on the other side of the House express shock and horror about speeches that are political in nature. This is a political Chamber. I do not want to refer to a newspaper report about one of our esteemed colleagues who seems-----