Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In respect of Deputy Martin's first question, let me say that the Government is committed to legislating for both the suspension of charges for nine months and the establishment of an advisory board for Irish Water. In view of the timeframe, the impending legislation will concentrate on the suspension of water charges as per the programme for Government and as per the agreement with Deputy Martin's party. The impending legislation will concentrate on dealing with the question of the suspension of the water charges for nine months and the Government is fully committed to legislating for the external advisory body.

Deputy Martin mentioned disability which is covered on page 70 and 71 of the programme for Government. The Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues, Deputy Finian McGrath, has a very extensive budget and will obviously deal with the issues that Deputy Martin has quite rightly raised. I will have the Minister for Education and Skills respond to Deputy Martin on the narrowing of the range between DEIS and non-DEIS schools.

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