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- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (20 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the distress being caused to families by the unresolved situation regarding inter-country adoption; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that adoptions from Russia to Ireland have been suspended since May 2009 and that there are issues outstanding in relation to the receipt by the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the remuneration and the bonus payments awarded to the chief executive of the Health Service Executive for each year since their appointment; the criteria for the payment of bonus payments to them; if such bonus payments are purely performance related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37123/09]
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 529: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the proposed decentralisation of Bord Iascaigh Mhara; his views on whether the proposed decentralisation could lead to duplication of staff posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37068/09]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to comments made (details supplied) with respect to a school in Dublin 15; if he will clarify these comments in view of his reply to a parliamentary question of 6 October 2009; if he will confirm the timetable outlined by the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36704/09]
- Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: That is Tuesday week.
- Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: A few minutes ago the leader of the Labour Party, when asking about the pre-budget information, asked whether this was trick or treat time. It is for the children of the country, but for the Deputies it is like the old Irish Hallowe'en game of bobbing for apples. We are bobbing for information about the budget. The Taoiseach ignored Deputy Gilmore's question which was whether he or the...
- Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: I want to know when it will come in here. The Senators are working on their amendments but does the Taoiseach know when they are likely to finish?
- Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Can I have an answer on the budget?
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers earning less than â¬10,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than â¬20,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than â¬30,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than the average industrial wage; the number of PAYE workers earning less than â¬40,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the expansion of the plastic bag levy to cover both plastic bottles and aluminium cans; the amount of revenue this would raise if implemented at a level similar to that applied to plastic bags; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/09]
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (21 Oct 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of revenue raised through registration fees at each third level university here for each year since 2002 and to date in 2009; the purpose for which these fees are used at each university; the number of students at each of the universities that availed of either a full or partial waiver of the registration fee in each year...
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent Central Statistics Office quarterly national accounts which showed a decline of 7.4% of gross domestic product, and a decline of 11.6% of gross national product, in the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008; his further views on the most recent Central Statistics Office quarterly national...
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: At this stage the Minister knows the Exchequer returns due to be published in the next hour. Does he expect the tax receipts for the year to be closer to between â¬31 billion and â¬32 billion than the â¬34.4 billion he projected at the time of the emergency budget six months ago? Does he accept that the past two deflationary budgets have hit tax revenues hard, worsening the already...
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: The Minister should be. Is he sure he has not been briefed?
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I was referring to the Exchequer figures.
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: The Minister astonishes me. How can he talk about them? He should be poring over them all morning.
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I am rather surprised and a little shocked that the Minister will not be very much involved in examining the details of the October Exchequer figures. The deflationary spiral is all about tax revenues falling. Much of the Minister's budget strategy appears to be around cuts, which will further deflate spending capacity and receipts of taxes such as VAT. He referred to the UK. Does he...
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: -----that it is essential to have measures in place, in terms of education, training, internship and gaining experience, to get young people back into work.
- Fiscal Policy. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I said it is heading towards 500,000.
- Financial Services Regulation. (3 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for his reply. We know the Department of Finance and its associated agencies, such as the NTMA and the Financial Regulator, have committed approximately â¬23 million over the period of the banking crisis. We know, as the Minister has just said, that this has so far involved fees to Arthur Cox of â¬1.6 million in 2008 and a further â¬8.4 million covering 2009 and...