Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I listened to the Minister of State's most recent intervention, and the contributions of other Senators, including Senator Conway. I have great respect for everybody here but his contributions are normally more to my taste. I felt very grateful for the provisions of the Constitution. Without the protections of the Constitution we would be in a very dangerous place.

The Minister of State extolled the education system in Finland. He mentioned in passing that the schools are like palaces, and I certainly agree with him that resources are often a critical issue in securing the equality with which we all would and should agree, but the Minister of State would like a world, and I know from what Senator Conway stated he would also like a world, where the only issues that could be taught in school and the only agenda for schools would be one sanctioned by the State, and frankly that would be a very intolerant world. It would be a vision of education-----