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Leaders' Questions (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: -----in relation to this company. The problem I have, and maybe that Fianna Fáil also has, although its members set up the company-----

Leaders' Questions (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: -----is that this company was essentially part of the mechanisms to deal with the mess, the destruction and the human misery left by the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank. It involved trying to pick up the pieces of hundreds of businesses and get them back on their feet so there could be employment. I want an independent inquiry by a competent authority.

Leaders' Questions (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I do not want the Opposition to prejudge anything and everything that happens because the issue is important and if there is to be an independent, competent inquiry, it must be done properly, as the House deserves.

Appointment of Minister of State (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Yesterday, the Government assigned Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin to be Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for drugs strategy. This is in addition to his existing responsibilities as Minister of State at the Departments of Justice and Equality and Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with special responsibility for new communities, culture and...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. a12, motion re sittings and business of the Dáil. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. a12 shall be decided without debate; the sitting shall be suspended after the Order of Business and Topical Issues shall be taken at 2 p.m.; and regarding Standing Order 21, the fortnightly Friday sitting scheduled for 22 May 2015 shall take...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I have an open mind on exactly how such an investigation would be done, provided it is an independent review by a competent authority. I saw the reports from yesterday and the references to the Comptroller and Auditor General. I do not know whether additional legislative provisions would have to be brought in here to give the Comptroller and Auditor General additional powers. While an...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Before the Deputy asked me about the inquiry and examination review regarding Siteserv, Deputy Martin asked me the same question. I gave him an answer. I do not know whether Deputy McDonald listened to it. I said I had an open mind. I want a competent authority to carry out an independent review and there are a number of mechanisms by which it can be done and the Government will examine it.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I said this to Deputy Martin earlier, and I told Deputy McDonald, but she was in her "hunky-dory" world and I do not know whether she was listening to me.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: On the Bill to which the Deputy referred, I will give the answer I gave before, that the matter is under examination and discussion and I do not have a date for it.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I appreciate the Deputy raising this matter. It is of great concern to the families involved in view of the loss they suffered. I will raise it with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and revert back to the Deputy when I get a reply.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I do not have a date for that Bill yet.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I cannot give the Deputy a detailed reply. The spring statement is not a matter for Estimates or Supplementary Estimates. It is a statement on the current position of the economy and the outlook for growth.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The Deputy asked if it would include Supplementary Estimates. It will not, as far as I am aware. The matter the Deputy raised is important. I do not wish to comment on it because I am not familiar with it, although I am aware that my local county council, Fingal, has managed to get through a significant backlog. Perhaps I can make inquiries to assist the Deputy on the matter.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The legislation should be ready later this year.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I do not have a date for that Bill.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The fire in Kildare was absolutely dreadful and I extend my sympathies to the families who were affected by it. The planning Bill the Deputy mentions has been renamed the Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill. It is due to be introduced shortly.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I hope the adoption tracing legislation will be dealt with this year. The geothermal Bill is scheduled for later this year. A huge amount of work has been done on the Minerals Development Bill and we hope to see it within a reasonable period of time. I do not have a date for the insurance Bill.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Work is ongoing by the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, on the Water Services Bill. I am not clear what the Deputy talked about after that. She mentioned flights of imagination. Is that what she wants in the Bill? I could not hear the Deputy properly.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I do not have a date for any such legislation.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Yes, I have seen some reports of the situation in Donegal, which is very difficult for the families and householders involved. However, I do not have an update on that situation to hand. I will ask both Ministers to come back with a response to the Deputy with regard to what he has asked about.