Results 26,921-26,940 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Did the Deputy practise that answer with her advisers beforehand? She must have been working on that for hours.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: We do not. It is not allowed by law.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I understand that the Sinn Féin leader has two or three houses, maybe even be four. I would not know.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: In respect of the gentleman Deputy McDonald mentioned, I do not know what age he is; she might indicate that. He has been out of work for a while and obviously wants to try to improve his situation. Could the Deputy please ask him to contact the local Intreo office if he is in Cabra or Finglas? We will help him.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should not shake her head at the idea that somebody would go back to education, to work or community employment. The last I heard, Sinn Féin by and large supports community employment. If the Deputy wants to improve his situation, the first thing to do, depending on the age of the gentleman, is to try to help as a society to get that man, who probably lost his job through no...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The second point is the big Sinn Féin lie. It prepared the propaganda and has worked this one out. Nobody’s water supply is going to be cut off because the law does not allow Irish Water to cut off people’s water.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The law in Ireland does not allow the man’s water to be cut off. The Deputy said the man is financially challenged. I accept that. I absolutely accept that the poor man probably lost his job through no fault of his own. Sinn Féin as a party, and Deputy McDonald as a public representative, would get a lot of profit for that man and his family, if he has one, or for him alone,...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Can the Deputy not help him get back into education, or back to work? Why would she not do that? Sinn Féin is anti people getting work, or advancing. That is the problem.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I have to say in response to the Deputy's long prepared statement that I have received many complaints from people who find themselves intimidated by those who are taking over their estates and deciding what their attitude to Irish Water should be. I understand there is a range of views on Irish Water in this country. It might come as news to the Deputy that many people want the very bad...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: We should have made a huge investment in our water infrastructure.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: A great deal of money was spent by 34 separate local authorities.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The Fianna Fáil people who were in government at the time meant well.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I am not saying they did not mean well. As a consequence of the completely disjointed approach that was taken at that time, investment is needed so that we can make progress as a country. From a health point of view, we must ensure safer water is made available to children and older people, in particular. We must ensure water is treated properly and with due regard to people's health and...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Obviously, they are independent of here.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I have seen the gardaí in a number of situations in which they have acted with extraordinary patience, firmness and courtesy to people who have been giving them an extremely difficult and hard time. I think the gardaí have responded with complete professionalism. I do not want to comment on the issues that are before the courts. Approximately 1,000 men have jobs working in Irish...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I am reminded of the refuse collection campaign in which Deputy Collins and others were involved many decades ago.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: They want to deprive and close down existing jobs
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: We do not know where we would be with the alternative they are proposing.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I did.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: All of the protestors I have seen seem to have extremely expensive phones, tablets and video cameras.