Minister’s tone during education questions
O’Rourke criticises the Minister’s answers as irritable and asks whether Opposition representatives may raise education issues at Question Time. The Ceann Comhairle says such exchanges can lead to arguments.
As spokesman on education for Fianna Fáil I am disappointed by the note of irritability and petulence which has crept into the Minister's answers to any of us on educational matters.
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I will couch it in the form of a question. Does the Minister think that we are within our rights here as representatives of the main Opposition party to put forward at Question Time our points on educational matters? I feel sure that the Ceann Comhairle will agree with me that the petulant and irritable answers we have been getting do nothing for democracy or for the tenor of the House.