Results 361-380 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The amendment is well worth examining. We have given the tax breaks to the construction side of the rental sector. I could have understood the argument ten years ago when the construction sector was relatively depressed, but now that sector is roaring ahead. We must ask who the breaks benefit. Like Deputy McGrath, I have met many of these relatively young landlords, who have used tax...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: In most European countries people have been renting for generations. I was brought up in a rented house in the centre of Dublin city. Most people in that area, which consisted of traditional, working class housing, now own their homes but that was not the case at that time. However, landlords are now buying all the properties in this area and one can immediately tell which homes are let. I am...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: I knew the story would relate to County Kildare or County Meath.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The first principle of the Labour Party's approach to child care is to offer families, irrespective of whether they involve one or two parents, choices regarding how they wish to bring up their children. The current child care model focuses excessively on the needs of employers who want to have both parents in the workforce. While this is justifiable economically, we as legislators also need...

Mobile Telephony. (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the recent report, Market Analysis — Wholesale Access and Call Origination on Public Mobile Telephony Networks, produced by ComReg and the subsequent statement issued by the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on its review of the mobile telephone...

National Aquatic Centre. (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Will the Government come out of hiding and explain what is going on at the National Aquatic Centre? The centre closed its doors on New Year's Day following roof damage by high winds, has not opened since and seems unlikely to do so for at least another three to five months. I understand the engineering firm originally appointed on behalf of the OPW, Kavanagh Mansfield, to inquire into the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department intends to issue tenders for public private partnerships to part finance the roll out of broadband to every single home and business in the State given the success of such initiatives in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8196/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [8397/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the person who is undertaking the proposed review in relation to the proposed changes in support for workers under the equal opportunities child care programme; the criteria being used for the review; the way in which very disadvantaged, as distinct from disadvantaged communities will be defined; and the consultation...

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Has the Government had time to consider the fact that as the Revenue Commissioners announced today, the former Deputy Dennis Foley has paid them €580,000? On the record of this House, Deputy Foley said at the time that he hoped against hope that his account was not an Ansbacher one. It now seems to have been a very large Ansbacher account.

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Yes. Regarding the proposed legislation relating to the Revenue Commissioners, what provision will be made to correct the records of the House with regard to former Deputy Foley's tax evasion?

National Development Plan: Statements. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Our consideration of the national development plan today gives us the opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved and the delivery of the Government's promises. Recently Forfás produced its annual competitiveness report for 2004. Although Ireland is now supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world, this is what it said about our infrastructure. We were 15th out of 16...

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform chose to act in a particularly cruel and callous manner when they decided to deport a 19 year old leaving certificate student at Pobalscoil Iosolde in Palmerstown. In such circumstances, what is the logic of the State making relatively generous provision to allow unaccompanied minors to study here? What was the point of...

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister did not examine the file.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister did not examine the file at any stage.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister never examined the file.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister never examined the file.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: That is absolute rubbish.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: It has nothing to do with that.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister abdicated his responsibilities.