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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: I asked the Minister a second question but he did not reference it. I asked what were the Revenue Commissioners doing about high net worth individuals. I am open to whatever kind of structure they have, whether it is based on income, company structures or trading businesses. The Revenue Commissioners have told us and various other committees, including the Committee of Public Accounts,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister did not answer so I am just explaining it to a slightly greater extent.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: Like other Deputies, I have received a great deal of information from credit unions on their concerns about the changes in the levy. Significantly, the credit union movement is operated by volunteers. Admittedly, there are professional staff in credit union offices, but the overall management structure is on a voluntary basis. Credit unions offer banking facilities on a community basis not...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (3 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met; and when it will next meet. [26568/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (3 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: One of the many problems of the health service in Ireland - I do not know whether the Cabinet committee or the Cabinet has had an opportunity to discuss this - is the dysfunctional recruitment of doctors within it. We now have one of the lowest numbers of doctors per head of population in the EU. At the same time, we are increasingly relying on the recruitment of doctors trained outside of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (3 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it will next meet. [25593/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (3 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: Can we have a detailed, published set of commitments in regard to capital spending for the rest of this year, next year and the year after? That is not a big ask. We are asking to see the capital plan in detail for the forthcoming period. Ironically, we are in a position, as a country, where, technically, we have a capital plan for 2040 but we do not have published capital commitments for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (3 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households exempted from property tax by county in tabular form; when he expects the households exempted to become liable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: I want to ask the Minister, Deputy Doherty, whether or not she and other members of the Government approve of a new co-living space in the Dún Laoghaire area which is advertised at €1,200 to €1,500 per month and is called The Orphanage. The marketing blurb calls on people to make it their "adopted home". This Government is presiding over 3,750 children in homelessness....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: The suggestion that luxury housing should be called The Orphanage at a time when nearly 4,000 children are homeless-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: Before the end of July. That is a joke.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: That is when the Deputies will be at the beach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: This morning the chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association stated the obvious, that very few companies were 100% ready for an increasingly likely no-deal scenario. In planning one hopes for the best, but one must plan for the worst. The Government has not properly addressed the lack of readiness at Rosslare Port and Cork Port and the knock-on implications for Dublin city and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach's dismissal of Cabinet sub-committees is wrong constitutionally and foolish because they are a mechanism for people and senior officials such as Secretaries General to share information and become more broadly advised on important topics. I mentioned Rosslare Port and the Taoiseach did not refer to it in his reply.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: I also want to refer to the case in April where the High Court overturned a decision by the Information Commissioner ordering UCC to release records under the Freedom of Information Act. This ruling against the Information Commissioner and in favour of the organisation making the appeal, namely, UCC, has, potentially, wider implications for the application of the Act beyond the reasons of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: Last year saw a doubling in the number of cases reported to GSOC. That clearly shows that the culture in respect of people being prepared to utilise the whistleblowers' protection Bill is leading to a rise in complaints. There is, however, a question concerning whether there is sufficient funding to allow for adequate follow-up on protected disclosures. We cannot allow a perception to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: As the Taoiseach is the Minister for Defence, this is specifically his responsibility. It is not really something that can be handled by his Minster of State. We have seen a lot of comment about the Minister of State, which would indicate a striking lack of confidence by key people within the Defence Forces regarding his capacity to deal with very difficult issues. I ask the Taoiseach, in...

Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: As we come to the end of this Dáil term and this parliamentary year, I am pleased that regardless of how late it is in the evening, the plight, the difficulties, the challenges, the possibilities and the potential of children and adults with special needs are being discussed again in this Chamber, with a specific emphasis on children and adults, particularly young adults, who are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to discuss with EU colleagues the opening of an independent and transparent international investigation into the events of 3 June 2019 in Sudan, in which live ammunition was used against civilians, who were also subjected to torture and gender-based sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29103/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reconsider the role of the State in contributing to the financial support provided by the EU to the rapid support forces in Sudan, which is being used to empower militias and enable the violent violation of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/19]