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Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (22 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps being taken to amend legislation to ensure that foodstuffs of foreign origin cannot be labelled as produced in Ireland, processed in Ireland or sourced and produced in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30079/07]

Human Rights Issues. (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the refusal by the ruling junta in Burma-Myanmar to co-operate with the UN envoy, Mr. Pinheiro, to facilitate talks between him, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi and the military junta. [30875/07]

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: I thank Deputy Jan O'Sullivan for moving this motion. The former US President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk which read "The buck stops here". This Government seems intent on ignoring that old-fashioned idea of accountability. The buck stops anywhere but with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health and Children. The shameful goings-on in our cancer services are probably the...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Truman said that the buck stopped here. Is the Minister prepared to acknowledge that the buck should stop with her? For the sake of the people of Ireland, the time has come for her to go.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Did the Minister know about the other review?

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Did the HSE not commission it?

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: On a point of order——

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: ——was Dr. Naughton's review undertaken on his own initiative or was the HSE party to that review and what did the Minister and the HSE know?

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: That is a critical issue.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: The Minister's party was in power.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Private hospitals.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Dr. Naughton said he would not be happy for his own wife to use the service.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had with the Pakistani Ambassador in relation to current events in Pakistan. [30876/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Civil Service Personnel Code, An Cód Pearsanra is made available for public inspection by his Department; if so, the format in which it is made available; if not, the reason for same; if he will lay an up to date copy of the Civil Service Personnel Code before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (27 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 609: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the high level interdepartmental committee on multi-unit developments, which is chaired by his Department, will be inviting submissions from interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30980/07]

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach's description of the communications unit is rather charming. It sounds like a downtown library of which we would all like to be members. It sounds as if this service is better than the RTE website. If it is as innocuous and value free, as politically unloaded and unbiased as the Taoiseach suggests, what would be wrong with making it available to all Members of the House? In...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Is the Taoiseach aware of the difficulties being experienced by numerous people, including young first-time buyers, in closing house sales because of difficulties with various banks, the credit crunch and the collapse of several solicitors' businesses? In that context, does the Government propose to bring forward the financial services regulation Bill? Several of these entities, although...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: The Ceann Comhairle used to answer our questions when he was Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: It is just like the incinerator.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: It occurs in poorer people too.