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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on, as a measure to discourage drink-driving, implementing an exemption on VAT on the purchase by publicans of mini-buses or other suitable modes of transport for the express purpose of ferrying customers to and from their licensed premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5107/08]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (12 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 580: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of checks that have been carried out by the Garda to vet persons dealing with the care of children, including staff dealing with children with special needs; the figures for 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the average waiting period for such checks; the backlog of checks awaiting completion and the length of...

Departmental Bodies. (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: We were criticising the Government for not doing it.

Departmental Bodies. (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Park and ride facilities are vetoed by local authorities.

Departmental Bodies. (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach should travel the Clonsilla line and see what it is like.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Welcome back, Deputy Sargent.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Is the Taoiseach aware of various statements made by the Minister for Education and Science to the effect that she proposes to introduce VEC-based primary schools for areas such as west Dublin and Fingal where there has been a significant growth in population? She plans to establish schools after other schools in the area have full enrolments. Effectively, she plans to provide schools for...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: ——and one under the patronage of the Catholic Church——

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: ——are almost entirely international children. Nearly no Irish children go to those schools.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: What is the Minister playing at? Where is the legislation and framework to have schools up and running as part of the choices available to parents instead of ghettoising last-minute schools for children who cannot get places? Will legislation be introduced?

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: It will be a boutique hotel.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: I hope the debate and coverage of the past 24 hours has opened the hearts and minds of the Deputies of various parties on the Government benches. Sympathy for parents coping with children with various levels of autism spectrum difficulties is not enough. Government Deputies must mark their concern by forcing action and a response from the Minister for Education and Science. It is obvious...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Nobody said that.

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the arrangements that are in place to collect PPS numbers from landlords who are benefitting from rent supplement payments to their tenants; the arrangements in place to provide this information to the Revenue Commissioners; the number and percentage of such landlords for whom his Department has full PPS details; the number of...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the decentralisation programme in his Department and its agencies; and the parts of the programme that have now been cancelled. [5248/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people and accounts liable to paying DIRT for each of the years 2002 to 2007; the number who received refunds; the amount of same; the number of people he estimates may be entitled to refunds; the number who claim; if his Department is making arrangements to encourage people entitled to refunds to claim them; and if he...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: From the Tánaiste's form and good mood, he must be aware that it is St. Valentine's Day. Is he aware that thousands of people, hopefully including himself, will go out for meals tonight and that many of the country's restaurant workers will not be on proper wages and conditions, including the minimum wage? Last week, I brought to the Tánaiste's attention the case of a worker in an Indian...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: The Government has repeatedly promised the social partners and trade unions an employment agencies Bill to regulate the plight of foreign workers. Just as people want to know from where the food they eat in restaurants comes — we hope it is from Ireland — they want to see signs that restaurant workers are getting fair wages and conditions when we are privileged enough to sit down to...

Schools Building Projects. (14 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: I call on the Minister for Education and Science to immediately convene a forum of parents, patrons, principals and other stakeholders in education in Dublin 15 to create a fair and just school enrolment system. This is the time of year when schools throughout Dublin 15 enrol children. Once again, confusion reigns among parents in the Diswellstown, Littlepace, Clonsilla, Tyrelstown and...

Written Answers — Committee Reports: Committee Reports (14 Feb 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the actions he has taken as a result of the reports commissioned over each of the past five years by the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5560/08]