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Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I strongly suggest that making a decision on the terms of reference before the information that has been referred to in the House is available does not best serve the public interest. We have seen other commissions of investigation, and I am sure other Members of the House can talk about them, whose terms of reference were so broad and sweeping with everything bar the kitchen sink thrown in...

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: At the time, the Taoiseach said that a commission of investigation would be set up if required. This is meant to be a discussion about the terms of reference of the commission of investigation but the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts has said he is due to report in a while. I do not have a problem with it happening provided the terms are identified clearly and that it will not...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I propose that the State should move to acquire the famous Luggala estate to ensure that the public can continue to enjoy its beauty and that it can also attract tourists to the Roundwood area of County Wicklow. This is one of the Guinness family's ancestral homes in Ireland and it has been put on the market with a suggested value of up to €28 million. The Luggala estate comprising...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister of State for a very positive initial response. He is clearly aware of the significance of this estate to people in Ireland. It also ties in with one of the Government's key issues, which is the development and protection of rural areas. There could be no more remote and rural area than this wonderful and beautiful estate in the Wicklow Mountains. The Minister of...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that safety works at a school (details supplied) committed to by his Department under the 2015 summer works scheme have not been carried out; when are they scheduled to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (1 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 244. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of the 600 towns that are to receive investment and support under the action plan for rural development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4813/17]

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: The publication yesterday by the Central Statistics Office of the survey on income and living conditions in Ireland for 2014 and 2015 shows some progress has been made in the fight against poverty and a welcome reduction in economic equality. Much remains to be done, however, and tax justice is clearly the means by which we will advance this agenda. This week, we learned that the National...

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I asked the Tánaiste about shadow lobbying in Ireland. In order to seek tax advantages in this jurisdiction, very clever people are engaging in shadow lobbying. It makes our tax system more unequal than it needs to be. The reason I raised the SILC statistics is that they show clearly how much further we have advanced by comparison with Northern Ireland, for instance, in making a more...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: In view of the challenges posed to our society by Brexit and the executive actions of President Trump in his first couple of days as US President and in respect of the programme for Government, preparations for Brexit and the changes brought about by the Trump Presidency, will the Minister for Education and Skills agree to restore history to a full place in the curriculum of Irish schools so...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jury Service (2 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a gender balance on juries; the steps she will take to ensure same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5089/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Or hanging baskets.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: In the commentary by various organisations and groups about the impact of Brexit, it has been noted that the area that runs along the spine of Ireland from Longford and Westmeath to Waterford is particularly at risk of negative impacts from Brexit. Having been involved, along with my colleague, Deputy Howlin, in making provision for additional resources for both IDA Ireland and Enterprise...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I was talking about areas such as Waterford.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I was not talking about that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach agree that a special status is needed for the island of Ireland, both North and South, with regard to the Brexit negotiations? As the country most affected by the proposed Brexit, it is inconceivable that our interests will be amalgamated with those of 27 other states. The Taoiseach has already told the Dáil that he will be among 27 other Heads of State at the final...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I meant in the general halls outside of the meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has cleared the tender report for a school (details supplied); if a letter of intent has been cleared for issuing to the preferred tenderer; when construction of the new school is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5666/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to the inclusion of phase 3c of Naas General Hospital in the revised capital plan during the mid-term review of the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5718/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (7 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the continued operation of the Aviation (Preclearance) Act 2009 and associated agreements in Irish airports during President Trump's Administration and that Ireland would facilitate nationality based discrimination against persons born in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Sudan...