Results 27,221-27,240 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The tax package in the budget and the spending package are each worth €500 million. The Deputy is casually, without thinking, telling the taxpayers that here is another debt costing €2.5 billion per annum.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: The bonuses will be dealt with by the board of Ervia.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I do not anticipate any bonus payment, any enhancement payment or whatever other kind of management speak title is used for the payments being paid-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: -----at all until such time as the company is operational.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: What I do know at the moment is that people in Roscommon-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: -----will have drinking water by the new year. I certainly know in Dublin that there is a huge amount of very good work being done by Irish Water to upgrade the facilities in terms of clean water. We need that for people, tourism and business.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I acknowledge all of the work that carers do in Irish society. That is why the Government prioritises a range of supports for carers that are probably among the most extensive in Europe. The number of people in receipt of the respite carer's allowance has increased significantly during this Government's time. The Deputy knows this, as we have often debated it. The number of families and...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Yes, absolutely.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: That is why every year in social welfare we have been able to provide approximately an extra €200 million per year in each budget for all of those extra older people, carers and people getting the domiciliary care allowance in respect of their children. That is true; Deputy Troy is absolutely correct. The cost is in excess of €200 million per year. We have difficult choices...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: -----in addition to those for whom he or she cares, the figure will be well over €100 up to €200. I can give Deputy Ó Snodaigh the details if he gives me the details of the families concerned. Second, if a carer is looking after a disabled person and is living on his or her own - many are and do fabulous work - the living alone allowance for that person will increase to...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: That has been widely welcomed by disability organisations. Regarding the children the Deputy mentioned, in January child benefit will increase by €5 per child. What the Deputy is suggesting in a way is to-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: -----increase carer's allowance at a cost. We have a limited budget with which to make improvements and we chose to concentrate on carers as well as older people and those living alone. As soon as we can-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: -----and resources allow, of course we will look at it. We look at it all of the time.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I am happy to state that in addition to the partial restoration of the Christmas bonus in December, which will be highly significant for carers and other people in their households, the Government will be moving to improve the situation of carers, the people they care for, older people and children whose family are in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance. The Deputy's suggestion is to...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: I do not believe the Deputy's judgment in this instance is correct.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware, Sinn Féin makes an argument-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Sinn Féin makes the argument that its budgets are costed.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: In addition, carers with children will be getting an increase in child benefit in January, about which I am delighted. Second, the people they look after who live alone or who are older will get a living alone increase, being brought up to €9.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: As for Irish Water, all the groups of whom I have spoken - and specifically and importantly, carers - will get €100 to support water payments.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2014)
Joan Burton: Consequently, in this budget carers have been at the heart of the Government's budget strategy-----