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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money paid to external consultants during each of the past six years; the names of these consultants; and the type of work they were contracted to do. [38660/11]

Written Answers — Naval Service Operations: Naval Service Operations (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed in the Naval Service dive recovery team; and the number he expects to recruit during the next two years. [38661/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the budget announcements if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will lose teachers in the coming year; if so, the number of same and the phasing in arrangements that have been planned by him. [39873/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the amended Construction Contracts Bill will be brought before Dáil Éireann. [39721/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 6 December 2011, the basis on which he is refusing to supply the names of the four former chairmen of the Revenue Commissioners each in receipt of a pension of €114,839.40 after the public service pension reduction. [39734/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for the domiciliary care allowance that were refused in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [39720/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when youth services funded through City of Dublin Youth Services Board will receive their funding for 2012. [39888/11]

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: In the course of the budget debate the Government claimed no changes had been made to the pupil-teacher ratio at primary or secondary school levels. Of course, that is not true. My colleague has set out in very real terms the kind of devastation which will be caused by the withdrawal of what I calculate to be approximately 400 posts. Perhaps the Minister will give the exact figure today....

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I take it from the Minister's response that he is not going to change his mind on these cuts. To suggest that withdrawing 420 posts would enhance a child's educational opportunity is utterly perverse. The Minister described this as a legacy issue. What will the Minister's legacy be? It will be that he dismantled the invaluable work done in communities with DEIS schools. The Minister may...

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It baffles me that he will persist with these cuts. He does not need anyone on this side of the House to tell him just how damaging this decision will prove.

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Please, Minister.

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It really does not apply to this issue.

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is not fair and the Minister knows that.

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: To wreck Dublin inner city more like.

Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The solution is not taking teachers away.

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Someone should put words in the Taoiseach's mouth.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I object to the rushed passage of the Bill which will cut the contributory State pension and allowances for lone parents.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: We have not even dealt with the manner in which the Government proposes to devastate community employment schemes across the State. Job creation, how are you? I object to the manner in which the Bill is being processed through the House and the indecent haste with which the Government is prepared to butcher €800 million from the social welfare bill.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is astonishing that the Labour Party and the Tánaiste as its leader are standing over such cuts.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is bad enough, but the Government is also insisting on the Bill being rushed through the Dáil.