Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

When will we know whether we will have a Minister for the environment? Does the Taoiseach agree that while a Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government is certainly appropriate, having no Minister with the title "environment" in Government, given the age in which we live, is a mistake in the programme for Government? Equally, culture has disappeared, the arts are downgraded and science has vanished from the title of any office holder in Government. When are we likely to know what the working titles of the different Departments will be?

There are two Bills of which I did not hear mention in the list outlined by the Taoiseach but which are very important to people. Regarding the schools admissions Bill, many people, particularly in urban areas, do not want their children's access to school to be entirely determined by their religious profession. What does the Taoiseach propose to do? That Bill was left ready by the previous Minister for Education and Skills.

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