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Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister of State.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, frequently seems to have a problem when people like myself speak. That is his problem not mine. Can the Minister tell us what she proposes to do for the industry and whether she proposes to address what everybody knows is a difficulty in the industry? Unless it is addressed by a mechanism which has been offered to her, it will continue to damage...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: The Minister, as the responsible office holder who is enabling funding for this industry to be increased from €300 million to €500 million, has failed to answer in any reasonable way in respect of areas for which she is responsible and which are currently the subject of significant scandal. This scandal has the capacity to damage Ireland's international reputation at a time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Contracts (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on completing works committed to under a construction project (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if these works will be expedited. [51825/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 275. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for speech therapy and occupational therapy services after assessment for developmental language disorder a nationally; the comparable length of time for the Dublin 15 area; the number of children on such a waiting list nationally and in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51511/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for services in terms of speech and occupational therapy after assessment for a developmental language disorder at national level; the comparable length of time for the Dublin 15 area; and the number of children on such a waiting list nationally and in the Dublin 15 area, respectively. [51566/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 476. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of childcare services for pre-school children nationally; the average cost of such services in Dublin city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51509/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 478. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of childcare services for pre-school children; and the average cost of such services in Dublin city and county. [51565/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (13 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements of persons qualifying for the long-term illness scheme; if provision is made for persons within this category to be included in vocational training opportunities and employment schemes; and the circumstances in which persons qualifying under the scheme could be deemed eligible for workplace programmes and training courses on which they do...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Can it be true that the Government is proposing to publish a report, either before or after the Dáil closes, that the €500,000 cap on bankers' pay is about to be amended and lifted by the Government? We know from the crash that lavish pay is no guarantee of success in running banks. We saw last week the Permanent TSB sell off 6,000 performing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Protected Disclosures (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: In the context of the remarks made by Deputies Howlin and Micheál Martin and the new arrangements the Government has been making for Garda oversight, it seems that the head of an Garda Síochána was very often the recipient of disclosures, which put the whistleblower in an almost impossible position. That was certainly the position in the case to which reference was made. Has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Communications (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he has updated his Department’s policy with respect to social media. [50554/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Communications (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: It is recognised, and the Taoiseach acknowledged it himself on television, that he is very keen on social media. Some have interpreted this as his being obsessed with spin and social media rather than real content. The sum of €500,000 is quite a lot to spend on videos. We know of some of the videos. The cost of the Project Ireland 2040 video is indicated as being €146,000....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I commend the Taoiseach on his contacts with the Orange Order and on his proposal to continue them, all of which are positive. The more dialogue we have on this island, the more we can bring people from different backgrounds, North and South, together in a democratic framework. I welcome that. During the commemorations in the years ahead, we will remember and recall some very difficult...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on mortgage customers having their loans sold off to other lenders despite meeting and exceeding repayment agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53408/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he has taken in terms of oversight of the sale of mortgages to another lender; the number of mortgage holders that have been affected; and the considerations he has given to worried customers that have met their repayments and are concerned for the future. [53409/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with members of the Administration of the United States of America. [53410/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the need for permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53002/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Working Family Payment Data (19 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 50. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of civil and public servants, respectively, in receipt of the working family payment; the number of payments made and estimated amounts paid in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number of payments made in respect of members of the Defence Forces in 2017 and to date in 2018. [49208/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F (National Security) last met. [53141/18]