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Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (22 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on suggestions from the credit union sector that credit unions contribute to Exchequer funding needs through the placement of surplus funds through the National Treasury Management Agency as investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15913/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (22 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if county managers are entitled to bonus or performance related payments; the amount of these payments paid in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for each county; if there is a standard mechanism of calculating these payments; the mechanism used for calculating these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the Government make time to debate the urgent economic issues that arise regarding the NAMA. It is proposed to create this massive agency - bigger than the HSE - on a shadow basis. That was the beginning of the bureaucratic disaster of the HSE.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: This morning's Irish Independent carries an article by the Minister for Finance.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: It is excellent that he is prepared to communicate with us through the newspapers. The article states that the agency will acquire loans at an appropriate discount from their face value.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Yesterday's newspapers carried-----

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: -----advertisements for property in Dublin 4 in the AIB bank centre at a discount of 34.5%

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Tens of thousands of people are losing their jobs and becoming redundant-----

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: -----because these people on the Government benches cannot organise saving our banking and economic systems.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Our country is going down the tubes because the Government cannot even permit a debate.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: May I ask-----

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: -----if we can have a debate on the NAMA?

Human Rights Issues. (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent expulsion of aid organisations from Sudan; his further views on the way Ireland can help influence matters in order that agencies can continue to meet the needs of the vulnerable; the work that has been done to be of assistance in this light; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15371/09]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Relations: Diplomatic Relations (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he has had through embassies with the countries which joined the European Union during its last Presidency, and thereafter, regarding the economic context these countries are currently facing. [15372/09]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people imprisoned in each of the past five years, to date in 2009, with respect to the non-payment of debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16025/09]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the spend on carbon credits in each of the past three years, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the commitments or provisions made for the acquisition of further credits in respect of 2009, 2010 and 2011; the amount of the credits purchased which were required and utilised; the marketable value of those credits...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has taken action or put in place measures to effect the discontinuance of the arrangement whereby Houses of the Oireachtas Members who are on paid leave of absence as teachers can keep the difference between their teacher's salary and the cost of employing a replacement, as announced by him in his 7 April 2009 budget speech;...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: He is never here.

Infrastructure Stimulus Package: Motion (28 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: I wish to share my time with Deputy Arthur Morgan. As the Minister of State was speaking and his colleague talked about the smart economy, I wished at times we could have some confidence that we had a smart Government. Unfortunately that might be like small children wishing for the tooth fairy to return because this Government seems hopeless. What we know is that people are tired of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the fact that Tourism Ireland received €19.5 million in Budget 2009 and the Marketing Fund received over €48.5 million; the way Tourism Ireland can justify its budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16361/09]