Results 39,981-40,000 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for the State as a signatory to the convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence to provide practical and psychosocial support for victims of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29105/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (9 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to recent studies which highlight the bogus self-employment of pilots operating for airlines registered here; if his attention has been further drawn to the Ricardo study completed for the European Commission on working conditions for aircrew which found that the rate of contracted pilots is...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 802. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to recent studies which highlight the bogus self-employment of pilots operating for airlines registered here; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that an association (details supplied) estimates that the use of self-employment contracting by airlines here costs the State in...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting on 20 and 21 June 2019. [27938/19]
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is quoted from time to time as being very close not just to some of the eastern European countries, but also to Mr. Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, who is part of the Hanseatic League. I understand the Dutch are particularly concerned about the issue of the Border in Ireland in the event of a hard Brexit in the context of Europe's frontier being open. Is the commentary in the...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: We are talking about the rule of law.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: Closing down the-----
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: I asked about Hungary.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in delivering the Climate Action Plan 2019. [27939/19]
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: I do not know if the Taoiseach is aware that in the EU, more people die from air pollution than die in road accidents. Does he have an integrated climate action plan which would address the issue of NO2pollution in Dublin in particular, and in heavily trafficked areas of the city? I draw to his attention the report by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, which shows that emissions at...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: The Taoiseach did not mention air quality.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: What about smoky coal?
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: There are no electric vehicles.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: The information is from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: We are banjaxed so.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 82. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the issues of the former residents of the Bethany Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29383/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2020 (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has identified hidden fiscal space for budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has commissioned an analysis of the way to improve the capacity of automatic stabilisers to protect public revenues and stabilise expenditure in the event of an economic downturn; if consideration has been given to the impact that linking social welfare benefits to employment incomes would have on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Expenditure (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional resources for commitment to spending increases or taxation reductions available in budget 2020 if the projected 0.4% GGB surplus was reduced to nil; the estimated impact it would have on the structural deficit and expenditure benchmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30289/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Summer Economic Statement (10 Jul 2019)
Joan Burton: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact of the €0.5 billion committed to the Rainy Day Fund in 2020 in the SES being used for expenditure would have on the expenditure benchmark and structural deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30290/19]