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Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: It is also the smallest in Europe.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 2 October 2007, if the student maintenance grant has increased in line with the increases in the student charge levied by the third level institutes, which now stands at €825; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28457/07]

Schools Building Projects. (13 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: In spring during the run-up to the teacher unions' conferences and the general election, the Minister for Education and Science announced to a media fanfare that a primary school, under the patronage of the VEC, would be built for Diswellstown, Castleknock, Dublin 15. The Minister's decision was seen as an overdue response to the large number of children seeking primary school places, a...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (13 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 125, 150 and 158 of 2 October 2007 the reason for the discrepancy in the promise in the programme for Government to reduce the primary pupil-teacher ratio to one primary teacher for every 24 primary pupils by 2010 when she herself asserts that the primary pupil teacher ratio...

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: On the same issue, I remind the Minister that it was the leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, who raised this issue with the Taoiseach yesterday. The Taoiseach is required not only to clarify the matter to the House but also to Deputy Gilmore because it is now acknowledged that the letters referred to by Deputy Gilmore yesterday, setting out the situation and the concerns about...

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: The first matter concerns the Office of the Ceann Comhairle. At the meeting earlier facilitated by the Ceann Comhairle, I asked Professor Drumm if he would arrange a meeting under the auspices of the Ceann Comhairle with the women Members of the Dáil and Seanad to deal with the issue of fear which affects so many women in this country who have had a mammography or who have not had one.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Ceann Comhairle facilitate it?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: We have been down this road with Professor Drumm before. When the Ceann Comhairle was present, I felt the quality of, and attention to, replies by HSE senior executives was somewhat sharper than when they met groups of Deputies on their own.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Office of the Ceann Comhairle facilitate the meeting?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Office of the Ceann Comhairle facilitate the meeting?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Thank you. That is important.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Today is the first anniversary of the Dublin Transport Authority team report. The Minister for Transport's predecessor promised that the consultation would be completed and he would publish a Bill before Christmas of last year. This month is also the second anniversary of the publication of Transport 21. Almost all the major projects in regard to public transport and Transport 21,...

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Government have a debate on Transport 21 and the public transport element? The Minister talked about the roads element, which is important, although primarily for private vehicles. We want to talk about public transport, namely, trains and buses which were promised but which are not there. It will be hard to get a taxi in Dublin city today.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Government have a debate?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Government have a debate?

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Government have a debate? Legislation has been promised.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Ceann Comhairle ask the Minister if he is willing to——

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: As Deputies are aware, significant changes have been made to the arrangements for the forthcoming budget. The Minister for Finance intends to publish the Estimates at the same time as the Budget Statement. Opposition Deputies, including finance spokespersons, do not receive a copy of the Budget Statement until the Minister rises to deliver it in the House. It used to be the case that...

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: It is not a surprise.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: That is the kind of trite answer that has got the Minister into hot water regarding Shannon.