Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The transport reform Bill is due in 2005. Has the Cabinet received and discussed the McCann report on the western rail corridor as part of the overall transport programme? When is it proposed to publish the report on the review of the inland fisheries? This report has been available for a number of months, but it has not been published yet.

Are there any proposals to amend the Education Act 1998? There is no general requirement on pupils, especially in second level schools, to abide by a set of rules and regulations. This means that in a small minority of cases where students disrupt class procedures, principal teachers and class teachers have no method of dealing with them. The Act needs to be examined as the situation is causing stress to teachers, pupils and parents.

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