Business of Seanad
I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 2b on the Supplementary Order Paper be taken now.
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Question put: "That No. 2b on the Supplementary Order Paper be taken now."
Do you agree with this result?
A comment was made about teachers. As a former president of a teachers' union, I ask the Senator who made the comment to state categorically that she was not referring to me.
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The Senator made a general statement. No Senator was named in the House, as the Official Report will show. There are a number of other teachers in the Seanad.
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I am also a teacher and I am not in the least offended.
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The Cathaoirleach has ruled on many occasions that a person does not have to be named to be identified.
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Senator Gerard P. Craughwell was the only teacher to speak.
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A general statement was made and no one was identified. I have always ruled that people should not be named in the House.
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The speaker tried to identify a Senator without naming anyone, which is the same as identifying him.
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On a point of order, I believe the comment was directed at Senator Gerard P. Craughwell. As a former teacher, it could not have been directed at me because I praised the green flag scheme which Senator Cáit Keane knocked.
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I propose that the House adjourn until noon on Monday.
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Some of the Senators on the Government side had too much of the teachers or perhaps it was Teacher's this evening.
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I pay tribute to the Oireachtas and departmental staff for showing good grace in supporting Senators in making legislation.