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Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: I understand that female politicians have to try to look our best, just as much as men, when they are working on behalf of the State. However, there is a very important principle. At the time, the Minister was earning a gross salary of €200,000.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: That is important to old age pensioners. Will the Minister bring in legislation on this issue?

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: On a point of order, that did not sound like a ringing vote of confidence——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Will the Ceann Comhairle allow a special notice question in respect of the rules governing the payment of expenses and costs in a range of State agencies in order to ensure that personal costs, which ought to be covered by office holders' salaries and expense allowances, are met by them? This is important. Will the Ceann Comhairle allow a special notice——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: This is a question for the Ceann Comhairle.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: The question has already been submitted.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister for Finance make a detailed statement to the House in respect of Irish banks and the fact that there are foreign equity capitalists circling the banks, like vultures, poised to take them over? We have, in this House, no capacity to learn about this other than what we read in the newspapers.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: I understand that legislation——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Will additional legislation or amendments to existing legislation——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: ——be required in the event that co-investment, to which the Minister has just referred, by the National Pensions Reserve Fund and unknown foreign interests in Irish banks is to take place? I understand such co-investment is currently outside the terms of reference of the NPRF.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: Will it require fresh legislation?

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Joan Burton: He said "heritage".

Agreements with Members. (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach referred to an official in his Department assisting the Independent Deputies and their special arrangement with the Government. I understand, from previous replies, the person is at the level of assistant principal officer. An assistant principal officer is on the same scale as a Deputy and would earn up to €100,000 a year. I understand the person spends much time minding...

Agreements with Members. (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach and his Minister for Finance have announced the establishment of an bord snip nua specifically to address public service numbers and efficiency. How can the Taoiseach stand over the time of an assistant principal officer being devoted to ministering to Independent Deputies as part of a governmental sweetheart deal? Is this not precisely the kind of waste of Civil Service time...

Agreements with Members. (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach should ask the Ceann Comhairle.

Departmental Expenditure. (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: The allocation for the Moriarty tribunal last year was €10 million and that has been reduced to €7.5 million for 2009. Does the Taoiseach not accept that if the report is to be published before the end of the year, a significant proportion of the costs will become payable next year? Does he, therefore, expect to have to introduce a Supplementary Estimate to cover these costs? Did the...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Social and Family Affairs said yesterday that people in private pension schemes, if they collapsed would always have the State pension to fall back on. She spread considerable alarm and fear——

Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Many people in State——

Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Is there a Government proposal to introduce legislation to make this possible because many people who have private pension funds do not have an entitlement in that respect? The Minister also indicated that people in private pensions funds are to be allowed to postpone purchasing an annuity.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Is there legislation or regulation promised in either of these respects, or was the Minister just having a Marie Antoinette moment of "let them eat cake——