Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I join with other Senators in expressing my horror at the mistreatment of children uncovered in the RTE "Prime Time" programme shown last night. It revealed 75% of crèches are in breach of regulations, a horrific statistic for us to face up to. One of the crèches in question received over €1 million from the State last year. As Senator Wilson said, these are organisations receiving moneys from the State in circumstances where they are actually abusing children. It is absolutely horrific.

As Senator Healy Eames said, it is quite right to point out the situation in eastern Europe but at least they have poverty as some sort of excuse. We live in a civilised society. Well, "civilised" may be the wrong word. We live in a-----