Results 5,801-5,820 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Northern Ireland Issues. (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: -----is a billion euro business - in the context of this report, will the Taoiseach agree-----
- Northern Ireland Issues. (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: -----to consider additional actions by the CAB and its counterpart in the North? At the meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council at the end of January, a decision was apparently made to establish two working groups to look at the issue of the North-South parliamentary body that was proposed in the Good Friday Agreement. Has a deadline been set for the two groups? What sort of...
- Constitutional Amendments. (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about this strange proposal to introduce legislation on blasphemy and the view of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Constitution. Has the Taoiseach taken any soundings of public reaction, including that of various faith communities, who are hard put to understand why the country will now be faced with an offence of blasphemy in a way that...
- Constitutional Amendments. (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: I ask the Taoiseach about the report in today's newspapers that other EU states are requesting Ireland to set a date for the referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Does the Taoiseach have a date in mind? Other European states are quoted as having asked us to have a date identified by the European Council meeting in June. Has the Taoiseach decided on a date and what will be the timeframe? Have...
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Where?
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: We are looking for the cheapest way out.
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: It is in the public domain.
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Tell it that.
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Yes. He is trying to safeguard-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Working with the developers.
- Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: That is not possible in the bond market.
- Order of Business (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: The first green shoots have arrived.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: I wish to ask-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: In the context of the likely delay in implementing the legislation on NAMA, has the Government given any consideration to emergency legislation, especially in respect of performing property assets to prevent them being transferred overseas and into other jurisdictions? It is well known that at the moment most of the hundred or so developers are actively involved in transferring-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: -----what assets they can, especially performing assets, that the Taoiseach informed the leader of the Labour Party would be transferred to NAMA.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Those assets are being transferred overseas. We would co-operate with emergency legislation to secure those assets.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Is emergency legislation promised in this area?
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: We are trying to be helpful to the Taoiseach-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: ----in safeguarding this country's assets.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)
Joan Burton: Otherwise, every man, woman and child in this country is facing massive liabilities for NAMA.