Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the areas of her departmental expenditure that will be exempt from impending budgetary considerations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33584/10]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recent OECD Education at a Glance report which showed that Ireland ranks fourth from the bottom of the OECD countries in terms of expenditure on education, if she intends the education budget to be cut in this year's budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33614/10]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 131 together.

The Government will consider all proposals relating to public expenditure in the context of the forthcoming Budget. The Government has already made it clear in this regard that difficult decisions will be necessary across the broad spectrum of expenditure in order to secure the significant level of savings required. The components of the Education budget are currently being examined as part of this process.