Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

I support the proposed amendment to the Order of Business because, while I welcome aspects of the Minister's announcement, it does not go far enough. It is ridiculous that rural schools have not been adequately dealt with within this framework in terms of achieving €15 million in savings. As I noted several weeks ago in a debate which gave Members had an opportunity to vote on this issue, €15 million is not much compared to the value to this Government of holding rural Ireland together.