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Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: I merely said I had expected more from the Opposition.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: The INTO is winding up a successful series of meetings on class sizes. I congratulate the organisation for its campaign which has been focused and effective in highlighting the Government's embarrassing track record and in outlining what needs to be done to provide our children with the best education possible. Parents and teachers now know beyond doubt that they have been cheated by Fianna...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: We know the Labour Party is serious about the issue and that its members will not repeat the empty rhetoric of the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government. Good stuff.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: We were told it would take extra teachers, schools and classrooms and that the revenue and capital resources would have to be increased to pay for them. That is agreed, but the Labour Party did not spell out how many teachers would be provided or how much it would invest in school buildings. The only commitment given was to introduce legislation, which I support, to ensure land could be...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Pardon me if I think this is a fudge.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Can the Labour Party put its head on the block and state how much it would be willing to commit in next year's budget?

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Hang on. I might be a little critical of the Labour Party but at least it is making an effort which is more than I can say for Fine Gael. Its one tangible proposal for education is a €100 million schools excellence fund. The rest is bluff and bluster.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: I admire Deputy Enright's hard neck, like the time a few weeks ago when Fine Gael and its parachute election candidate gate-crashed a school in my constituency to announce its English language support initiatives for overseas students. The camera lights and flashes were so bright that not only did they forget to outline their costings, they also neglected to give the school adequate notice...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: The members of the Government are the real baddies because they break their promises but there is definitely something wrong when the two Opposition parties do not make worthwhile promises in the first place. Real promises must be made on this matter. That is why the Green Party has been very specific in its 50 steps to a better education system. We are committed to providing 2,400 new...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: As I said, we would also reform the way land for schools is acquired. The primary capitation grant would be doubled at a cost of €74 million and there would be a VAT refund on income earned from donations that would cost €17 million.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: The national development plan, NDP, investment in computers and information and communications technology, ICT, would be doubled at a cost of €43 million. More National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, psychologists would be provided at a cost of €4.5 million and more education welfare officers at a cost of €18.2 million. Service level agreements with patron bodies would...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the review mechanisms in place to adjust rates of value added tax or remove specified goods and services from the ambit of the tax. [10155/07]

Written Answers — Social Finance Foundation: Social Finance Foundation (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the sources other than financial institutions from which the newly created social finance foundation is hoping to secure funds. [10154/07]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans that are in place to ensure that excess domestic power generation can be placed back into the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9597/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason grants are not currently being provided for PV types of solar panels, whereas it is possible to obtain grants for the thermal collector types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/07]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the guidelines in place to ensure that organisations in receipt of funding through his Department or its agencies that work with animals are monitored regarding the conditions and welfare of the animals; if this is currently part of or will be included in future assessments regarding funding provision; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 584: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the bodies under his remit that provide training in information technology to students or adults who have learning difficulties or who are affected by illness in the south city and south and west County Dublin areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10321/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason Dublin Bus has not been granted a licence to operate a service along Griffeen Avenue, Lucan, in view of the fact that there is huge demand on this route and that it is not currently being supported by private operators. [10316/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 758: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reasons the years spent working as a teacher in the private sector are not provided for in the pay scale when a teacher gains employment paid for by her Department; if there are plans to change this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9454/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Gogarty: Question 759: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the recognition given to the qualifications of a teacher working in the private sector such as in a grind school when applying for positions within the State-funded system. [9455/07]