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Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: On a point of order, is that the same €100 million that was announced at the time of the bank guarantee or is it an additional €100 million?

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: A 50% cut would only reduce their incomes to €1 million.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: That is not sufficient.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: In government.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: On a point of order——

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: ——I admit to having a bank account. Is that what the Minister is talking about? I got my house by taking out a mortgage. I think he did too unless he inherited one.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: I did not say that. I said they were unlikely to be adequate and I outlined my analysis of why.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the granting by the EU of licences for exploration activity in the territories formerly known as the Spanish Sahara. [5226/09]

Written Answers — Arms Trade: Arms Trade (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the high level of arms sales by European Union members to the Middle East over the past five years. [5227/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance if, for each Secretary General in each Government Department who has retired since 1 January 1997 to date in 2009, he will provide the date of each retirement and actual salary at that date and the current pension of each retiree. [5364/09]

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: That is right. Those are the correct words.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: They were gambling.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Was that why he got eight months of extra salary?

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: He got all that extra pay.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Was it Arthur Cox Solicitors?

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: In the context of the National Pensions Reserve Fund (amendment) Bill and the Taoiseach's earlier comments, an area of great concern is the position of people who are wards of court and who have funds under management through the auspices of the court and through——

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach very kindly offered a degree of bipartisanship and this is a major issue for many families. Many of the funds have collapsed because of the collapse in equity. There is no clarity whatsoever in regard to which Department——

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: ——is addressing this issue. In the context of the promised National Pensions Reserve Fund (amendment) Bill, will the Taoiseach make some kind of a note available because we are chasing approximately seven different Departments and organisations, none of which seems to know who is responsible?

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: I know this is an indulgence but will the Taoiseach co-operate? The families of those who got settlements of €1 million, but who are incapacitated, do not know what to do or where to go. The fund has collapsed.

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach deal with it in the context of this?