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- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: My Department is committed to tackling all forms of shadow economy activity and, in this regard, Departmental inspectors carry out visits to a wide range of businesses, including building sites, as part of their on-going compliance operations. In many instances, such visits are undertaken jointly with other State agencies such as the Revenue Commissioners and the National Employment Rights...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (22 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Pathways to Work sets out the Government’s policy direction on labour market activation and is a key element of the Government’s strategy to get Ireland working again. The strategy outlined in Pathways is devised to ensure new job opportunities are made available to people on the live register with particular focus on the longer-term unemployed and that jobseekers are prepared...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget 2015 (22 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The person concerned is not in receipt of a payment from this Department. Accordingly, he does benefit from social protection measures announced in the recent Budget. He may, however, depending on his level of income benefit from USC and income tax measures announced by my colleague, the Minister for Finance. Persons on low income, such as income from an occupational pension, may qualify...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The development of Irish Water and the employment of staff in Irish Water is akin for our times to the establishment of the ESB shortly after the foundation of the State.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: It was probably pretty unpopular with people like the Deputy at that time.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Such people subsequently became great defenders of it.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: When Deputy Cowen's party leader, Deputy Martin, was inquiring about the bonuses during last week's discussion, he asked how much it would cost to go back to the 34 separate local authority water structures and to take the current Irish Water structure back onto the balance sheet. The taxpayers and citizens of this country want an efficient and effective water system. The cost of doing what...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: That is not to be sneezed at. As Deputy Cowen said, the Taoiseach and others are on the record on the issue of how the staff are paid. This matter will be dealt with by the board of Ervia. I do not anticipate any bonus payments in the context of the set-up period. A bonus is a reward for work that is done. We are very much in the set-up period. In any event, it is a structured payment...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The audacity of Fianna Fáil, in forgetting that it agreed at the time-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The Deputies opposite have probably wiped it from their memories, and I can understand why.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: When the troika came into Ireland, the guys opposite - they are all guys - decided to sign off-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I see Sinn Féin is all guys today as well. I am glad to see Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Joan Collins are here.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: When the guys signed off on it, they agreed with the troika there would be a comprehensive change in relation to water in Ireland in line with every other European country. They agreed a flat rate charging arrangement, or something like that, which came out at €400 per household.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: All of Fianna Fáil's previous spokespersons agreed that was what happened.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Deputy Cowen changed his party's mind on the matter.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: If we were to do what Fianna Fáil is now proposing in relation to Irish Water, which is to take the company out and put it back to taxpayers-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: -----we would be talking about a cost of €2.5 billion.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Deputy Cowen made a secondary point-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I am just saying-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Let me give you an analogy-----