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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason train carriages have been removed from service on commuter trains between west Dublin and the city centre; his plans to return to service carriages that were removed after the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18153/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: 267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if continued funding by the school completion programme under Tusla of the school counsellor bring provided to a school (details supplied) will be committed to; if the vital service for these DEIS schools will not be abolished; her views on whether such therapeutic services should be cancelled in view of the fact that they may be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: My question is a general one on reform in banking culture. There is a drugs crisis in our society which generates enormous profits that find their way into the banking system. How does the Central Bank address the issue of money laundering? The bank was blamed by the general banks last year, and before that, for the huge amount of inquiries that went to elderly people in nursing homes as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: How much reporting is there? What areas does it cover? Does it cover drugs, guns, terrorism, the illegal sex trade? There are a number of areas, globally and in Ireland, where a vast amount of money is being generated and this has to find its way into the banking structures. What does the Central Bank do and how does it train the banks which it supervises to deal with this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: What role did the Central Bank play in that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: What issues has the Central Bank identified? It is one thing to talk about supervision and risk but the committee would like examples of where the Central Bank has put a stop to money laundering, drugs money and money from the sex trade. It has been raised in the Dáil and in committees on a number of occasions but the level of drug dealing is historically high at the moment, at least...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: There is a huge range of banks in the IFSC which are registered in Ireland. We are very anxious to have that business but we want it to be legitimate. We know that there are vast flows of money, worldwide and in Ireland, with much of it flowing out of some very poor countries. I asked if anybody from CAB went into the Central Bank to look at its systems to see how good they are for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Does the Central Bank have anybody from An Garda Síochána? When I was Minister for Social Protection, where there was a low but significant problem of nearly €20 billion with some areas of fraud, I had gardaí come in and be seconded to the Department to work in the Department. That interaction and learning from both cultures was extremely effective and was quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: My second question is a brief one. In the context of Brexit, the threat of Brexit is now postponed for a period of time although we do not quite know for how long, but we clearly have issues with the Border. We do not want to see a hard border returned. On the other hand, we do not want to see massive illicit trade being generated as a consequence. Can Ms Cunningham tell us from her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: The banking collapse was referenced in the opening statements. Perhaps the witnesses will disagree, but one of things that led to the banking collapse was a culture of very high levels of executive pay. Staff at companies such as Lehman Brothers were paying themselves huge salaries. In terms of the culture board, currently there is a campaign to raise the salary caps in those banks, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Apr 2019)

Joan Burton: Thank you.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: Rehab has threatened to serve a 12-month notice of termination in respect of some of its services. Thankfully that has now been postponed pending negotiations. The first that many parents and family members who rely on Rehab services heard of this was when the story broke yesterday. It has caused immense distress for the 3,000 people who access these services, some of whom are outside the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: What similar financial deficit issues are arising in other providers of disabilities services?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: Service users deserve to be told.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: 4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the provision of autism-specific education in Dublin 15 for children at primary and secondary level; when work will commence on the proposed autism-specific school in Dublin 15; when the school will officially open; if he anticipates the possibility of opening the autism-specific school in temporary premises ahead of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Minister about the indications he gave and promises he made regarding education for children living in Dublin 15 or Dublin 7 who are affected by autism. We have agreed that the evidence is that a special school is needed for children who are severely affected by autism spectrum disorder, ASD. Many of them also have serious behavioural disorders, with the result that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: I recently attended a very large public meeting in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15, at which we heard in detail the concerns of parents whose children are affected by ASD. A spokesperson for the Taoiseach addressed the meeting. Deputies Coppinger and Jack Chambers were also in attendance. Parents very much need to know what is happening. We are making progress, but it is very slow. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: Deputy Jack Chambers, Deputy Coppinger - who has also tabled a question on the issue - and I have been working on this issue constantly at committee, sub-committee and big public meeting levels, as well as with the various agencies. Can the Minister confirm what we were previously told, namely, that there will be an ASD-specific special school for Dublin 15 and Dublin 7? I appreciate that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: I am very anxious to help the Minister achieve the special school for the parents and children who need it. Will he agree to meet the Deputies for the area, including the Taoiseach if he wishes to attend, because we are the people meeting the parents every day on the ground? It has been a long-standing practice in this House for Ministers to meet Deputies on overwhelmingly important issues...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2019)

Joan Burton: I, together with Deputies Coppinger and Jack Chambers, attended another packed public meeting regarding getting a second-level multidenominational and, very importantly, co-educational school for this part of the Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 area. I should explain to the Minister that this is my home area. I am very pleased by his comments about St. Dominic's College, Cabra. He could have added...