Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I will ask the Taoiseach about some other matters in the programme for Government. On the commitment that the Government will not proceed with any new scheme of student contribution for third level education, does this mean tuition fees will not be re-introduced? How does this commitment square with the proposed increase in the student registration fee?

On the commitment that 127,000 jobs will be created in the green and smart economies over the next decade, how many of these jobs have been created to date?

When the carbon tax was introduced last year the Government gave a commitment that a special fuel allowance would be introduced to provide for low income families who are affected by the introduction of the carbon levy. I understand this was to have been introduced at the time the levy took effect, which was on 1 May 2010.

While it was not then introduced, its introduction was promised in October. When will this happen?

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