Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On a serious note, well done. It is a great honour. All the talk was about splits in the Government and that they were not talking or getting on but the facts are in the votes. Maybe some journalists should study the facts in relation to this.

On a more serious note, not that that was not a serious matter, school places are something most politicians here are getting calls on day in and day out. Allocation of secondary school places has become a nightmare and more so this year because there has been a change in policy. Kids can now accept a place in more than one school, and this is having serious knock-on effects. We have to review this. If they are accepting more than one place, there should certainly be a time limit on it, but there will have to be a change. In my town of Mullingar, if one could believe the kids were taking so many places, we would need two extra classes in secondary schools this September. That will not be the case according to the numbers. At most, there might be half an extra class needed.This is causing a problem and we will have to address it. The Leader might bring it up with the Minister and she might come to the House to discuss it, because it will have to be addressed.