Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

On 12 January, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian Lenihan wrote to me indicating he would attend Cabinet meetings on a regular basis, in order that children would have a stronger voice at Cabinet level with particular reference to the implementation of the Children Act 2001. Has the Minister of State attended any Cabinet meetings, and is he briefing the Cabinet?

I raised the question of the publication of the Martin report on indiscipline in schools. Is it true this is being held up because of an inability to translate it into Irish? This would be strange given the comments of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, in recent days. The Taoiseach is aware that teachers trained abroad may have their qualifications recognised here by doing an examination called Scrúdú Cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge. These teachers have not yet been told when the examination will be or where the centre is.

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