Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge that seasonal issues affect the live register. It decreased from 158,200 in August to 155,300 in September which may reflect students returning to college and so on.

I have come to know Tallaght fairly well over the years as a member of the local authority and have seen, working with colleagues from my party, tremendous advances made there. Infrastructural projects such as Luas have provided linkage with the rest of the city. The retail and construction sectors have grown and companies like Jacob's are important in the area. We all know how Tallaght has changed positively over the years and the responsibility to ensure this pace of development continues rests with us all. There are huge links between educational opportunities and employment which should be remembered where there are pockets of need. I will not give a long answer to this because it applies more appropriately to some of my colleagues in Government.

Tallaght will always remain a priority here primarily because there are some representatives who never cease to discuss it. Deputy Crowe's point is well made and will be considered.

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