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Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for introducing amendment No. 10. Will he now ask the Revenue Commissioners to arrange an information campaign to tell families, in particular, that it will be possible to claim tax relief on all medical expenses and that there is no threshold? Young families and single individuals who go to the doctor irregularly, perhaps only during the winter flu season, need to know...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in his Department and its agencies currently based in offices rented by, rather than owned by, the State; the expenditure in rent for these offices; if it is intended that all these staff will be transferred to properties owned by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been a negative impact on the work of his Department or its agencies from the Government's Public Service Staffing Reduction Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/07]

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to private airports here; the private airports that have port of entry status; the proposals he has to grant port of entry status to private airports without such status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/07]

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the application for port of entry status in relation to Weston Airport, a private airport in west Dublin; when the port of entry status will be granted; the financial implications there are in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8722/07]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the situation in relation to the Bass (restrictions on sale) Order and Bass Fishing Conservation By-Law; if his attention has been drawn to the advice from the Fisheries Science Service of The Marine Institute that the regulation should remain and be enforced; if there are plans to renew this order; and if he...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reassure the parents of the children of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 that the school will continue to operate at its site in Mulhuddart village and that she has no plans to transfer the school to another site; if her attention has been drawn to the general concerns on this issue in Mulhuddart village; and if...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation of persons (details supplied) who have been approved for the affordable housing scheme and were told when they applied in 2005 that they would be offered a house in three months; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the family have been...

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is a man. This has to do with women.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: They are continuing.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I recently provided the details to the Minister with regard to a private estate in my area, and he acknowledged the correspondence.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The White Paper on overseas development has recently been posted to every citizen in booklet form. One of the goals set out in the White Paper is equality for women as part of the millennium development goals. Is it proposed, in the context of the difficulties Trócaire has been having, to incorporate the White Paper——

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The White Paper has been circulated to every house in the country. Will it be incorporated into legislation here?

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: It is appropriate that we should be debating this aspect of Fianna Fáil's budget on the eve of International Women's Day. It is important that the Minister should appreciate that the tax penalty or additional tax that will be paid by married couples where one or other spouse chooses to remain at home and care for children or an elderly relative amounts to €6,240. If a married couple...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: No. I am speaking about the amendment.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The amendment indicates that the credit for a worker paying income tax is €1,760, whereas the home carer's allowance is €770 for a single family in which a carer, usually the mother, stays at home. Most of us would not like the marriages of our friends and families to break up but if a married couple was to separate while retaining joint custody of their children, which is easily...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: From my observation, the Minister and Deputy Boyle are big boys. The Minister does not really get the point. I am sure he is as familiar as anybody else with people's life cycles. If a couple with children are both at work, they benefit from tax reductions of €6,000. Saying, in the abstract, that the tax wedge in Ireland is very narrow and so on is correct. Work started on this when...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: He does not understand it.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Not for single income families.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The minimum wage is the maximum wage for many people. This is what the Government has done.