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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 686. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding her Department is to provide to Waterways Ireland to maintain and enhance canals as a tourist amenity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3110/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (23 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 687. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Cork events centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3111/18]

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: On behalf of the Labour Party, I wish to support and welcome this motion. I have read the Minister's reply and I am very disappointed. In his previous post, he was very fond of talking about the disruptive effects, in a positive way, of change. I and others have been drawing this problem of substitute teachers to the attention of the Minister for the past year and a half. I have...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: I welcome the debate, the tone of the debate and the contributions by Members of the Oireachtas who have different views on what ought to happen in this case. I commend the previous speaker, Deputy Harty, on such a careful, reasoned and compassionate contribution to the debate. His contribution has been in the context and tone of many of the other speakers. Without a doubt, for many...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: How long have I left?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: I will take a minute and a half if that is okay. Last autumn, Dr. Rhona Mahony addressed the Labour Parliamentary Party in Athy. I spoke to her at length on that occasion. If one speaks to medical professionals, particularly women like Dr. Mahony, who work in large maternity hospitals, it is clear that the eighth amendment does not protect the best interests of mothers or babies as a...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: Dick Spring.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Birth Certificates Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a foreign birth registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3782/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to provide affordable housing for persons with joint income earning between €75,000 and €100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Investment Bank (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase European Investment Bank investment in special development zones such as Adamstown Hansfield and Cherrywood to provide additional affordable rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3773/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Investment Bank (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had with the European Investment Bank regarding investment in a national affordable rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3781/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for additional special development zones at brownfield sites in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3774/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to co-ordinate the redevelopment of brownfield sites with the three Dublin local authorities that have boundaries with Dublin city to ensure cohesive community centred development; his views on whether there is potential for residential development at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the reform of local government in the greater Dublin area in particular the provision of a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has responsibility for the updating of the boundaries of district electoral divisions; his views on whether this is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3777/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase affordable housing provision in developments other than those on State or public land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3779/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide affordable rental properties in Dublin, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3780/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: I profoundly disagree with Mr. Tang's description of Ireland as being some kind of pirate country. While I understand the language of diplomacy, I know that we also have the language of war. I am of the opinion that the debate on this issue is veering too much towards the language of war. For the purposes of background, does the committee believe there is a genuine comparator for real...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: I apologise but I had to be at something else and could not be here earlier. I would like to know what is the flaw with the BEPS process. Why can there not be some reconciliation between the two processes? The witnesses may criticise Ireland. However, the global investment competitors of Ireland and Europe may well be Singapore, Israel and other locations if we look at the very big IT and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank Mr. Tang for his answers. However, a genuine comparison of the real effective tax rates in different countries is an absolutesine qua nonof this discussion. One might consider the histories of different countries and, for example, the historic accumulation of wealth by some countries - perhaps because they were significant world powers in earlier centuries and so on - and compare...