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Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: The decision does not apply to the Ceann Comhairle as he is caught for the 2% anyway. Will the Tánaiste clarify whether the Government is considering lowering the threshold for the 2% income levy? It is important to know this as it will affect thousands of people.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste is a person who likes clarity. On the day the final report of the Morris tribunal was published I listened to an interview the Tánaiste gave and wrote down what she said, "The fundamentals of the report are being rejuvenated in the force."

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Exactly.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: As the Tánaiste says, "in the context of the methodology", this is the background against which we are having the discussion. I would like to know what she meant by what she said.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste did so.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: In so far as the education sector is concerned, the programme for Government from 2002 states: We will continue to reduce the pupil: teacher ratio in our schools. Over the next five years we will progressively introduce maximum class guidelines which will ensure that the average size of classes for children under 9 will be below the international best practice guideline of 20:1. Next year,...

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——and what will be the scale of cutbacks in the teaching sector. Education is the future and if the State or the Government are not in a position to provide an educational system for the primary and secondary school children of the nation, we have failed in that regard. These are the people who will be obliged to compete with their international peers from the new European counties, the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Of considerable note, I might add.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste gets two out of ten for that answer.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: She was asked two questions but answered neither. The first question was whether the Government will publish the enrolment figures submitted to the Department of Education on 30 September within the next 48 hours in order that Members can verify what the level of job losses will be.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: That is a simple question.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Will the Government publish it?

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Second, what savings are projected by the Department of Education and Science by increasing the pupil-teacher ratio? I wish to ask a couple more questions. On what figures did the Minister for Education and Science base his assessment? He stated there will be 200 job losses each in the primary and secondary sectors. On what basis did he arrive at that figure?

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Teachers from around the country have been in contact with me. From China, the Minister is seeking a partnership with the teachers' unions. Everybody recognises the economic disaster this Government has brought down on the country, of which pay freezes are an element. A pay freeze on those earning above €50,000 within the teaching sector would save in the region of €128 million,...

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——that the reversal of the programme for Government in so far as the pupil-teacher ratio is concerned will be rescinded in two years time.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: This is a two year proposal. Has the Government factored a reversal of this decision into its programme for spending for 2011? The budgetary statement for 2011 proposes a reduction in borrowing to 2.9% of GDP. Clearly the budget introduced last week envisaged the continuation of these cuts beyond that date. Will the reversal of these cuts in two years time be factored into the Estimates...

Active Citizenship. (22 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17137/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that speech and language therapy services to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 will be provided in view of the refusal of her Department to supply a replacement speech and language therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35480/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for back to education allowance in view of the circumstances that apply; if she will show flexibility in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35481/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), his views on whether both the 25% and the 28% reductions are significantly lower than the 42% figure for renewable generation and that this is as a result of diminishing returns and reflects reduced efficiency in the fossil fuel generating sector...