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

Joan Burton: Yes, it is.

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

Joan Burton: That sums it up.

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the recently submitted annual report from the stock exchange pursuant to Part V of the Companies Act 1990 in regard to insider trading; if he is satisfied that sufficient procedures are in place to deal with this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31131/07]

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the slow but increasing levels of unemployment and the continuing closure of manufacturing and assembly enterprises here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29595/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the purpose for which safes are installed in the offices of Ministers of the Government; the documents or things normally kept in those safes; if the safes are provided for the safe-keeping of ministerial or of purely private documents or things; if a written or unwritten protocol applies to the use of those safes, including their...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to support for subtitling services for deaf people in respect of films and other cinema and film material; if his Department has a policy in relation to the provision of such services as a way of boosting access for deaf people to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31412/07]

Order of Business (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: What is the position on carbon in next week's budget? Will the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, make known his intentions regarding the format of the carbon budget and carbon report? Will the budget take account of the report of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, which shows we have dramatically exceeded our target on carbon emissions?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: This is part of the budget and no indication has been given of the Government's position. Will the Government be represented at the United Nations climate change conference in Bali?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Can the Tánaiste give us the outline of the format carbon offsets will take in the budget as this is an important and expensive matter?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Perhaps a search party is needed to find out who is going to Bali.

Special Educational Needs. (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: A new specialist unit for children with autism has been lying idle for a number of months, almost a year, in the Castleknock Educate Together school in Dublin 15. Similarly to many other parts of Ireland, Dublin 15 — Castleknock, Blanchardstown, Mulhuddart and Clonsilla — has a significant number of children with autism. When the Department of Education and Science decided, with the...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will make a decision regarding the announcement of the 2008 National Lottery funded sports capital programme; his views on whether it is appropriate that the date of the programme be purely at his discretion; his views on establishing a fixed date, which would allow clubs and organisations to better prepare their...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on establishing a child protection unit in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/07]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, with reference to his Department's circular number 20 of 1998, dealing with the classification of material by Departments as top secret, following upon a Government decision that the classification top secret should in future be applied to particularly sensitive material which, because of its nature or content, should receive...

Written Answers — Casino Gambling: Casino Gambling (29 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on changes in legislation which would facilitate the introduction of casino gambling here; if he has received representations favouring the introduction of casinos here; if so, the number of same and the organisations and individuals from which they were received since 1997; and if he will make a statement on...

EU Issues. (4 Dec 2007)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach said he will attend the EU-Africa Summit before the January Council meeting. What is his view of President Robert Mugabe attending that summit, given the current plight of the Zimbabwean people? Does the Taoiseach feel anything useful will be achieved by the Irish Government being represented at that summit, without in some way specifically noting the state to which President...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Joan Burton: With regard to the budget tomorrow, will the Estimates be produced as a separate volume or included in the budget? Will they be the subject of a specific explanatory statement by the Minister for Finance? At what point will they be released to the media? The Opposition will be placed in a difficult position in that we may have virtually no details of the Estimates. In what format will...

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (4 Dec 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress with regard to the commitment made in the Programme for Government to integrate the tax and social welfare systems fully to allow for more efficient data and money transfer mechanisms and provide for a fully integrated PPS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32173/07]

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Joan Burton: This budget constitutes a frank admission of economic incompetence on the part of the Minister for Finance and the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats-Green Party coalition. That a Minister for Finance should think it necessary to change the stamp duty regime twice in six months is an extraordinary admission of failure. The mismanagement of the housing market is written all over the budget....

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Joan Burton: It is true.