Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am happy to accept Senator Swanick's amendment to the Order of the Business. I will short-circuit the amendments proposed. I am happy to accept all amendments to the Order of Business, to be clear. I agree with Senator Swanick about tobacco.

I join with Senator Feighan in encouraging all Members of the House to attend the Armistice Day commemorations. It is important we remember those who died in an act of generosity and reconciliation. We cannot just airbrush people out of the picture; we must remember all of them.

I have already responded to Senator Mullen's contributions. In response to Senator Gallagher, regarding the draft national planning framework, the Government is ambitious for the whole of the country. It is not just about Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford; it is about the whole country and all the regions. The mistake was made in that great decentralisation plan and the other plans Fianna Fáil had-----