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Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Who will decide that?

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Taoiseach is wrong.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I am surprised that despite all the leaked briefings to the newspapers we have this regressive measure of taxation. I am particularly surprised it comes from the Taoiseach who has had three years' experience in Merrion Street and has lost no opportunity since he took office to announce his republican values and ideals and his commitment to equality of treatment. This levy is the most...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Do not ask the Ceann Comhairle. He is conflicted.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Not so.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: It is totally incorrect.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: What would the percentage on both rates of taxation have to be to get the same amount of revenue?

Allocation of Time: Motion (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to clarify the format the debate will take. Will we just have speeches or will there will be questions and answers, as with Committee Stage?

Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: That will make a change.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Why are we coming back to it on Friday?

Vocational Education (Primary Education) Bill 2008: First Stage (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enable the conferral on the vocational education committees of functions in relation to the establishment and maintenance of primary schools; for that purpose to amend the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 2001 and to provide for connected matters.

Vocational Education (Primary Education) Bill 2008: First Stage (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: What about the e-voting machines?

Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The ESRI.

Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The trouble is that the Government has no plan.

Written Answers — Pre-School Services: Pre-School Services (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to provide access to a pre-school place for every child by 2012; if this commitment includes the removal of financial barriers for parents wishing to send their child to pre-school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34452/08]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide the results of the enrolment audit of schools carried out by his Department, broken down by school; if he will provide his Department's analysis of this data; the way he will guarantee fairness in future enrolment procedures of schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34453/08]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will extend the early start programme to all designated disadvantaged schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34454/08]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Oct 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he, through the Educational Research Centre, will begin the cyclical monitoring of English reading and mathematics; if he has received information to date on the results of the compulsory testing of English reading and mathematics which began in the calendar year 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34455/08]