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Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: In my short contribution I asked the Minister of State to outline the role of the Financial Regulator in the preparation of this Bill. The Minister of State made a second reference to what I presume was commercial expert legal advice and, as he did not reply to my query in his second Stage speech, can he tell us whether the Bill was drafted by the parliamentary draftsman or by private...

Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: What does that mean? Did the Financial Regulator help to draft the Bill or what was its role? One of the biggest difficulties in the financial services sector in recent years arose in the area of reinsurance. The securitisation of mortgages is a parallel activity and many references are made to bonds in the Bill and in some jurisdictions the words bonds and junk are often not far removed....

Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Department sent a note; it did not give a briefing.

Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Department sent a note that was not particularly enlightening but I thank it for sending it.

Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I remind the Minister of State that we are facilitating him. We got notice of this Bill late last week and, as he has said many times in the course of his presentation, it is very technical. We have not received much explanation of the Bill so I am asking the Minister of State to outline in detail the role of the Financial Regulator as it is supposed to be part of all of this. The Irish...

Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Can the Minister of State give us a brief description of the role of the Financial Regulator in drafting the Bill?

Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 5: In page 45, lines 20 and 21, to delete "notified in Iris Oifigiúil". The reference to notification in Iris Oifigiúil is unnecessary and will cause confusion as all statutory orders must be notified in Iris Oifigiúil under the Statutory Instruments Act 1947. The purpose of amendment No. 6 is to ensure the Houses are formally notified of orders made under the legislation.

Hospital Services. (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important issue. I was disturbed and shocked to learn that the waiting list in the urology unit at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, now exceeds two years and that the unit plans to close its doors to all but emergency cases. This is a shocking state of affairs. It is of particular concern at a time when such...

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

Joan Burton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the different annual take home pay in 2007 of a married couple with two earners earning a combined income of €65,000 and a married couple with one earner and one full-time stay at home parent with a combined income of €65,000 with comparative figures for each of the years since tax individualisation was introduced; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of small, privately administered pension schemes and the number of persons that have applied for exemptions under the new €5 million limit; the value of each of the five largest pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10213/07]

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

Joan Burton: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of three semi-State bodies (details supplied) using mailbox companies in the Netherlands to reduce their tax bills over the past ten years; if the Revenue Commissioners have investigated this practice; if it is legal under Irish tax law; if the Revenue Commissioners will be conducting an audit of...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one Garda allocated to monitoring speeding for the whole of the Dublin west region; if there are proposals to increase resources for monitoring speeding in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are proposals to take account of inflation and conduct a review of the payment for children aged under six announced in budget 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9527/07]

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

Joan Burton: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of a matured SSIA that is deducted in exit tax; if there are special arrangements for pensioners who are on low incomes that fall well below the tax bracket; if such persons have to pay the exit tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9528/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Masts: Telecommunications Masts (20 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason mobile masts have been removed from beside two southside schools (details supplied) if there are no health risks to children; the reason, if these children have been protected from potential harm, masts have not been removed in the area of another school when it can be shown that microwave radiation...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: With no road access.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: That is an enormous site.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The women's prison was built only a decade ago.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Pulling teeth.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present position in Afghanistan. [10498/07]