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Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools have been instructed not to fill vacant home-school community liaison posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13533/11]

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to maintaining the home-school community liaison scheme in its current form staffed by fully qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13534/11]

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have had my hand up for the past ten minutes.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is on a promised debate.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a few occasions, the Taoiseach was asked whether he was open to having a debate on the McCarthy report and he indicated he was. However, there is still no sign of that debate. Given the proximity of the next EU-IMF quarterly review, will we have a chance to discuss the McCarthy report in the House before the Taoiseach tells them what he will sell off?

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He has not been so far.

Fair Deal Scheme (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I accept the Minister is in a difficult position. If I understand correctly, the Minister is saying that the money was spent from the wrong subhead, but it was spent in areas where it was needed and now we have the problem of trying to identify the money elsewhere, but that it may well be needed in the area from which it will be taken. This is the bind we are in. Some of the Minister's...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Believe me, a Cheann Comhairle, I am trying my best. With regard to promised legislation-----

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The fiscal responsibility Bill is in the Taoiseach's legislative programme. When will the Bill be introduced? Will it deal with matters which were further-----

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am asking about what it will deal with.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Taoiseach-----

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will this legislation deal with the obscenity, highlighted at the weekend-----

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----of former Ministers who helped bankrupt this country walking off with pension pots worth millions?

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the fiscal responsibility Bill deal with that matter?

Policy Development and Implementation (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the issue of accountability following on from Deputy Martin's earlier question. I am increasingly frustrated at the determination of the Taoiseach's Department to transfer or disallow questions on matters that relate to economic affairs in particular, which I understand the Department is supposed to deal with and the Taoiseach has just answered such a question. However, these questions...

Policy Development and Implementation (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Taoiseach explain why a question I submitted-----

Policy Development and Implementation (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Why then consistently have numerous questions that have been submitted to the Taoiseach-----

Policy Development and Implementation (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----about economic affairs-----

Policy Development and Implementation (31 May 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----either been disallowed or transferred?