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Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Can the Taoiseach supply the table?

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: It is not allowable.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Tánaiste about a couple of issues. The Taoiseach in his statement describes the legislation on the pensions levy as being urgent. He suggested that one part of it will be for the general Civil Service and the other part for the local authorities. Does this mean that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, will be bringing in one piece of legislation and the...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the levy be introduced by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley? We have just received the Exchequer figures, as of 31 January, but no profiles of tax receipts and expenditure have been produced. Every other year the profiles have been given——

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: ——on 26 or 27 January in order that we can understand the figures. Today the Taoiseach said the drop of €900 million in tax revenue and an increase in expenditure of €600 million were in line with the profiles but we did not receive them.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: That is a breach of precedent.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: I have the dates for several years on which we received the profiles.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: When will we receive the expenditure profiles?

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: It is in order. How are we supposed to do our business——

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: ——when the Government is keeping the information to itself?

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Can we receive the information?

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: What Department will introduce it?

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: What about the house tax?

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Will it be introduced by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government?

Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: No wonder she has not got a clue.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review funding and employer contribution or top-up requirements in respect of private sector defined benefit employee pension funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45345/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the correspondence she has received with respect to the possible insolvency or collapse of private sector defined benefit pension funds; her views on whether the failure of such funds would be unacceptable; if she has prepared a contingency plan in the event that such funds were to collapse; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Financial Legislation Advisory Forum. [3366/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Financial Legislation Advisory Forum in view of recent developments in the financial services sector; if he plans to amend the terms of reference, focus and work of the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3369/09]

Written Answers — Deposit Guarantee Scheme: Deposit Guarantee Scheme (3 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the period for which bank depositors would have to wait for payment in the event that the deposit guarantee scheme was invoked arising out of the dissolution of a financial institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3367/09]