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Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Can we at least offer co-operation on safeguarding the performing assets?

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: What about the assets that are currently going overseas?

Written Answers — Innovation Fund Ireland: Innovation Fund Ireland (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date, with respect to the €500 million State backed venture capital fund announced in December 2008, of implementing this initiative; when she expects the first disbursements of funds to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18954/09]

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on introducing a working capital loan guarantee programme for viable small and medium enterprises with funding problems; her views on both of these models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18955/09]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the De Buitléir Report on Student Support 1993 and its principal recommendation that there be an assets based means test in the determination of eligibility for student support; his further views on recommendation 51 of the OECD Report on Higher Education 2004 in favour of the De Buitléir proposal and its view that...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2009)

Joan Burton: So it is not a simple prison.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four farmers who suffered a penalty to date; the monetary amount involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20164/09]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four plans lodged from end of 2007 up to 15 May 2008 that were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20163/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (20 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which ECB interest rate reductions in recent months have been passed on to customers with credit cards or personal loans; the steps that have been taken to ensure that interest rate reductions are passed on to these borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20348/09]

Written Answers — Monageer Inquiry Report: Monageer Inquiry Report (21 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and when the recommendations of the Monageer inquiry will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20454/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedure available to families and concerned others at night-time or a weekend if they believe someone to be suicidal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20455/09]

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Now that the Taoiseach has acceded to the Green Party's demand for a review of the programme for Government, will he inform us what form such a review will take and when it will take place? Will the Ryan report allow both parties in the Government to examine the various issues which have arisen? Will the request to reopen the deal with the religious orders, in which taxpayers have ended up...

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Is the review to be comprehensive? Obviously, people would like an immediate answer from the parties in government regarding the response to the Ryan report. In particular, I refer to the fact that there seems to be an indemnity in respect of anyone who is guilty of the horrible bestial actions against children outlined in that report, which only have been seen in places like concentration...

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: While the Green Party's Members are not in the Chamber, can the Taoiseach state the Fianna Fáil Party will bring this matter to the review of the programme for Government? I refer to a reopening and a re-examination of the deal that was done by the Government's predecessors? People welcome that the former Taoiseach made an apology on behalf of the State.

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: However, the Ryan report's findings move------

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: -----the material and issue of redress into a completely different league. I refer in particular to apparent immunity for people, even if they are of an advanced age, from prosecution for terrible crimes and bestial acts.

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: I know that.

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Yes, because that is the question.

Programme for Government. (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: There is a suggestion in the Ryan report that because perpetrators are not named, in addition to the indemnity the deal between the church and the State actually offered immunity and impunity to perpetrators being brought before the courts in respect of the terrible things they did. If there is to be a review of the programme for Government, it is important that neither Fianna Fáil nor the...

Order of Business (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: Would it be possible for the Taoiseach to facilitate some discussion among the Whips on the content of the debate on the Ryan report? The leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, proposed that an investigator be appointed to consider the circumstances surrounding the matters referred to by Deputy Woods. Those of us who pursued this in the House have been told many different things....