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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined the redrawing of the boundary between Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council in the vicinity of the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31731/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department will be establishing a local government boundary committee to review local electoral areas in view of the population increases in the Fingal county area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31732/16]

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I am glad that the Dáil showed a bit of common sense yesterday in deciding to commence sittings at 10 a.m. today and tomorrow. It is absurd to have tagged as family friendly policies a start time of 12 noon and a finish time of 12 midnight. I hope this is a permanent change of heart by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, and that the Dáil can start, like most people in work, at a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Lending (2 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has had discussions with the Irish League of Credit Unions regarding the establishment of a special purpose vehicle, SPV, to enable credit unions to invest surplus funds in, to facilitate lending to the SME sector; if his Department is developing a structure for such a SPV for the credit union movement's surplus funds; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to continue or amend the employment control framework, ECF, currently in place for higher education institutions; if he will consider a phased withdrawal of the ECF to ease the restriction on staffing in higher education institutions; if he will ensure that arts humanities departments have the same capacity to recruit academic staff...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (2 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether second level schools will close on dates other than those formally set out as strike days by the ASTI as a direct result and consequence of the withdrawal of ASTI members from supervision and substitution duties; if his Department will pay the wages of ASTI members who present for work on those days but who are unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (2 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an engineer's report detailing the need for replacement of 39 year old fire doors and apex windows in a school (details supplied), and that it was not included in the summer works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32720/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Recreational Angling Sector (2 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 408. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of derelict fishing rights transferred from the former Land Commission to Inland Fisheries Ireland at a location (details supplied) under the Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act; if these fishing rights remain with him for his disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32575/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: On the same subject, the Court of Appeal has done a huge amount of work since its establishment in clearing a backlog of cases. People involved in such cases often suffer greatly when it takes years for the case to come to appeal. With regard to the Court of Appeal, is the Tánaiste telling the Dáil that she is delaying further appointments to that court until such time as the...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I recall attending a meeting of women in the Labour Party with the then leader of the party, Pat Rabbitte, sometime in the mid-2000s to discuss this at a time when organisations such as Ruhama, the Vincentian partnership, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and others were waging a fairly lonely battle first of all to educate people about the reality of life for people involved in prostitution...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the status of any further discussions with the devolved Administrations in the United Kingdom, in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales regarding Brexit. [33530/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: Has the Taoiseach spoken to the Northern Ireland deputy First Minister on the proposal aired in the newspapers in recent days? The current legal indications are that a vote on Brexit will be required in the British Parliament and that is likely to be very close. Many MPs from Scotland and England who have attended various meetings have very strongly indicated their view and expectation that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: Is that a "No"?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: Would the Taoiseach like it to do so?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: What action is the Department taking in respect of children who were living in the Calais camp? The Minister will be aware that it is the will of the Dáil that Ireland provide accommodation for 200 such children.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I speak for many when I say I find it impossible to understand the reason the Government has been so slow in accepting unaccompanied child migrants and migrants in general. The Minister may be aware that when I was Tánaiste I reached an agreement with the Taoiseach that Ireland would accept approximately 4,000 people and would have the services in place to facilitate this number. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister outline the specific steps she has taken on this issue? If we are to assist children and focus on older teenagers, as the Minister appeared to suggest, speed will be needed because 16 and 17 year olds will soon become adults. According to the census, 11% or 12% of the population are immigrants who are not originally from Ireland. Many of the nationalities represented in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33317/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (8 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was made redundant in May 2016 and received statutory redundancy in July 2016 is eligible for the back to education allowance on a level 8 course commencing in September 2017 where the person applies to the CAO for said course in November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33318/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Controls (9 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I am sure the Minister has had an opportunity to study with his officials yesterday's report by Daft.ieand the economist Ronan Lyons that shows a stunning and extraordinary increase in rents, specifically in big city areas such as Dublin, Cork and Limerick and throughout the country. The average rent has increased by 11.7%. As the Minister knows, that is way out of line with the consumer...