Results 481-500 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Leaders' Questions. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: We provided money to build it. The Government has failed.
- Leaders' Questions. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Has the Taoiseach been in the Mater Hospital lately?
- Leaders' Questions. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Patients must pay â¬65 for an evening call from a doctor in central and west Dublin.
- Order of Business. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: On the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005, when discussing the Estimates in the Committee on Finance and the Public Service, the Minister of State announced last week that there would be a census on 26 April. Can the Taoiseach clarify whether the census will report within three months, as was suggested by the Minister of State in the committee last week?
- Order of Business. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Why are we going through this Bill if the Government has commissioned another census?
- Order of Business. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Will there be a need for another Bill?
- Order of Business. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: That is not what the Minister of State said in the committee.
- Tax Code. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation in respect of PAYE and PRSI contributions for workers brought here from a non-European country for the purpose of employment in the construction industry; if there is a mutual taxation agreement between Ireland and Turkey; if he intends to review these arrangements in view of reports concerning a company (details supplied); and if he...
- Tax Code. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister not concerned that of 1,900 exemptions issued since 2003 in respect of foreign workers in Ireland in the circumstances described by the Minister, 1,400 were issued to Gama, the Turkish construction company at the centre of controversy? Is the Minister not concerned that these 1,400 exemptions were issued on foot of permits and that they offer a complete exemption from PRSI,...
- Tax Code. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister order an inquiry? I understand that neither the Department of Social and Family Affairs nor the Revenue Commissioners has been aware of the way in which this exemption from PRSI and PAYE tax has been operated for the benefit of this company. It gives a multi-million euro advantage to this company which is not enjoyed by Irish employers operating in the system and treating...
- Tax Code. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: It is getting public contracts at full prices and making a joke of the social protection and tax systems.
- Tax Code. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister not concerned?
- Tax Collection. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report from the Revenue Commissioners on the effective tax rates of the top 400 earners for the tax year 2001; his further views on whether it is appropriate that such high earners should be able to minimise and in some cases eliminate tax liability; the steps he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a...
- Tax Collection. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister aware that the study highlights the fact that the top 115 earners each received an average of â¬500,000 in tax breaks per year? I am not sure if the Minister gambles but that figure is equivalent to a small national lottery win â guaranteed and risk-free, if one uses certain tax breaks. The statistics show that 29 of the country's top 400 earners in the country paid no tax....
- Tax Collection. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: I have a supplementary question.
- Tax Collection. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister willing to review the recommendation whereby the giving of the information regarding 0% taxpayers will effectively be abolished? He acknowledged this in his answer but he did not answer my question.
- Tax Collection. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: The Minister is closing down information.
- Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister saying he is not concerned by the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that the cost of the bundle of schools is between 8% and 13% more than if the schools had been built by the State using the direct build method? The State spent â¬70 million on the national aquatic centre in Abbotstown. It has been closed for more than three months. All water sports associated with...
- Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: In Dublin West 300 children cannot get a primary school place for next September.
- Competition Authority Report. (27 Apr 2005)
Joan Burton: The Competition Authority took a long time, and presumably that was costly, in producing this report. Many of the people involved in preparing it seem to be American PhDs. I am not sure how much they know about the detail of Irish banking. Is the Minister concerned about the suggestion in the report of the letting go of procedures for notifying charges, limited and all as they are, in the...