Results 541-560 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Order of Business. (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: In light of the Tánaiste's commitment to public service reform, will there be further reform legislation given the disclosure of facts concerning a file being sent to a Minister's office and no trace of it existing?

Order of Business. (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: It will cost taxpayers €1 billion. As this is a key issue of public service reform, surely the Tánaiste has something to say.

Order of Business. (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: I presume an inquiry will take place.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress of the Government's consideration of the ten year transport investment programme; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15552/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to introduce legislative measures to counter the use of mobile phones by drivers in view of the clear safety implications of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15576/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, if an effective safeguard mechanism will be put in place for ACP countries to use if faced with a surge of subsidised EU imports; and if the Government will take a position supportive of the ACP countries. [15790/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, his views on whether the EU should take a non-mercantilist approach and not pursue any offensive interests. [15791/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, his views on whether the EU should be prepared to provide an alternative to EPAs to any ACP country on request and that such an alternative should provide market access no worse than that already enjoyed under the Cotonou preferences....

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, his views on whether the EU should offer all ACP countries a period of 20 years or more for market opening on an unconditional basis. [15793/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, his views on whether the EU should not force trade liberalisation on developing countries either through trade negotiations or aid conditionality. [15794/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, his views on whether each ACP regional group should be allowed make its own decisions on the timing, pace and sequencing in line with individual countries' national development plans and poverty reduction strategy. [15795/05]

Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the OPW will publish the report commissioned by it on storm damage to the National Aquatic Centre; if the findings of the report will be implemented; and the estimated cost. [15789/05]

Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the report of the inquiry commissioned in respect of the National Aquatic Centre and the damage caused by storms to the roof of the complex and other areas of the facility will be published; the cost of the report; and if all of its findings and recommendations will be implemented. [15775/05]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 May 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she proposes to take in respect of renovation required at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if her attention has been drawn to the extreme pressures on staff and pupils caused by lack of space and severe overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15780/05]

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Joan Burton: I move: That Dáil Éireann, deploring the shocking waste of taxpayers money highlighted in the recent Prime Time Investigates programme and a number of recent reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General including, among others: —the huge over-run in the cost of the roads programme in the early years of the National Development Programme, which means that the eventual cost will be more...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Joan Burton: ——is not about any one particular project, although we could go on for hours about one or another of the Minister of State's failed projects. Our motion is concerned with the pattern established and the wholly inadequate Government response to that pattern. All Governments waste resources for one reason or another but this Government has made it into an art form. If there was an Oscar for...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Joan Burton: The examples of Government waste are too numerous to go into great detail, although my colleagues will refer to many of them, but I want to elaborate on three examples. The medical cards for over 70s scheme was announced to great applause from Government benches in the budget of 2001 and welcomed on all sides of this House. What Deputies did not know, however, was the secretive and ham-fisted...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Joan Burton: I read out the figures.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Joan Burton: One could get a bus or a train before the Government came into office. Now there is none.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Joan Burton: The Government inherited a good transport infrastructure.