Results 40,521-40,540 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Orchestras (12 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date on the transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra to the remit of the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52065/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he or his officials have met with political leaders in Northern Ireland in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [53003/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: I congratulate everybody who has been elected to the new Westminster Parliament. In particular, I congratulate Mr. Colum Eastwood and Ms Claire Hanna of the SDLP and Mr. Stephen Farry of the Alliance Party. They will now represent three Irish voices in the new House of Commons. More than ever, it will be critical for all-island voices to be available in the very difficult negotiations that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if the policy discussions on drug gangs take place at the Cabinet committee on social policy and public services or the Cabinet committee on security. [51822/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: Some months ago, I had the privilege of bringing to the House a large group of men and women who are involved in the Coolmine therapeutic programmes. We had a conversation about what ages people were when they started to use drugs. These are people who have devoted many years of their lives to trying to quit drugs and become clean. In a great number of cases, their involvement with drugs...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 11. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official trips abroad over the next six months. [51823/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: Has the Taoiseach had an opportunity to consider the proposed new European green deal by the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen? Is he in a position to enlighten Members as to the likely implications for Ireland of this deal? The Taoiseach referred to the WTO. As we know, there is an ongoing dispute in the WTO with the United States of America relating to...

Appropriation Bill 2019: All Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: This legislation is to allow the Government to continue to fund essential services. As the Minister of State is aware, the Estimates will not be finalised until some time in the new year so this legislation is necessary to allow the continuance of payments. I regret that in regard to social welfare the Government chose not to give recipients of the State retirement pension an increase and...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister of State has told the House that the Act which established the rainy day fund "was commenced on 31 October last and the fund was subsequently seeded with a €1.5 billion transfer from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, on 15 November". As we approach the end of December, that entire strategy has been upended. I am not a supporter of the rainy day fund. I think...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: Sorry, that is what is on the Dáil record.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: It is to bail out the banks.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister told us that one of the few legal uses-----

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: -----of the rainy day fund is to bail out the banks.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: Like every person in this country, I hope the question of bailing out the banks will never again arise. The bailing out of the banks is one of the recognised purposes of the rainy day fund. It has a couple of other purposes. It turns out that Brexit, which is genuinely one of the greatest challenges we have ever faced, does not qualify for the rainy day fund. If a number of enterprises...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to support the development of democracy in Sudan; his plans to provide humanitarian assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53044/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition of the school building at a school (details supplied); his plans to provide the school with a new school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53039/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent fire survey conducted by a school (details supplied) and the indications of the survey that considerable funding would be needed to refurbish the school to standard; his plans to assist the school with such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53040/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on sealing the records of the Ryan Commission for 75 years; if he or his officials have met with survivors of industrial schools that are of the view this would be tantamount to the legally sanctioned silencing of victims of institutionalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53072/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 788. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a report on behalf of an organisation (details supplied) that found only four out of 61 Departments and State agencies covered by the National Archives Act 1986 are up to date with their legal obligations to transfer records to the National Archives of Ireland; her plans to address the matter;...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (17 Dec 2019)

Joan Burton: 789. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a report on behalf of an organisation (details supplied) that found serious staffing and skills shortages in the National Archives of Ireland has led to a substantial backlog in the processing of records and identified major shortcomings in the digitisation of records and the development of...