Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The commitment of the Government to education has been unprecedented and will continue. As I have said, the commitment I hear from the Opposition depends on the day of the week and what spokesman I listen to. On the one hand, it speaks about the deterioration of the public finances and then says we are not spending a sufficient amount, as the Leader of the Opposition said today.

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