Results 39,581-39,600 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

Joan Burton: We brought 5,000 boarded-up houses back into use.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Comhairle na Tuaithe (28 Mar 2019)

Joan Burton: 182. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason Comhairle na Tuaithe has not met since the middle of 2018; his plans to reconvene same; and his views on the role of the advisory body. [14552/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, for taking this short Topical Issue debate. The Phoenix Park is Dublin's green lung. It is the people's park for the people of Dublin and indeed for people from all over Ireland. It receives significant numbers of tourists. It is one of the largest walled parks in a city. It is of vital importance to Dublin's environmental ecosystem. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Some of them, like the Magazine Fort project, have been undertaken or have been under way for a couple of years.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: While the Minister of State’s proposed extension is welcome, it is entirely inadequate. In his response, the Minister of State never once mentioned the people of Dublin and the people of Ireland whose park this is. Instead, he spoke about development which includes retail. Why does the Phoenix Park need retail? It is our premier environmental and ecological gem. Is the Minister of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: I did not say that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: It is 200 pages long.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: I am there twice a week.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister has not behaved in an ministerial fashion. He has been offered consultation with the residents’ associations in the areas concerned.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Phoenix Park (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Clearly he does not believe in consultation.

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: In addressing Second Stage of the Bill, I wish to recall two women in particular who were to a large degree key people responsible for exposing what happened in Irish institutions. I am talking about Christine Buckley, who was in the Goldenbridge orphanage along with many other girls. Anyone who knows the history of Goldenbridge knows that the children there were treated horrifically....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the disproportionate and deadly response of the government of Sudan to recent peaceful protests in that country; the steps he is taking to encourage a peace process in Sudan and to ensure that violence is brought to an end; the steps he is taking to urge the European Union into a stronger stance against ongoing oppression in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: 143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the strategic review by the OPW for the Phoenix Park will be put on public display in libraries and community centres in Dublin in order that persons can engage with the review; and if he will extend the consultation deadline to allow persons sufficient time to make an observation as part of the public consultation process. [14814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: 432. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to manage the identified noise issues and effects in Ongar, Dublin 15 deriving from changes in flight paths in and around Dublin Airport; his plans to prevent and reduce environmental noise in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14813/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: I thank the delegates for coming. They are most welcome. The Department of Finance's submission states: The Bill is overriding or abrogating vested private property rights. Constitutionally, this can only be done in a proportionate manner and where justified by the exigencies of the common good. After consulting with the Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Finance is of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Mr. Tobin is saying that if the borrower were married to the bank he or she would have a legal and proportionate right, but, as borrowers are likely to be married to another human being, that right does not exist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Mr. Tobin referred to spouses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: My question was whether the Department carried out extensive research regarding the funds acquisitions of the assets because, obviously, that has national economic implications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: One reads of these matters in newspapers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Yes, okay.