Results 7,321-7,340 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: What is the Deputy's focus? He is desperately hoping to be re-elected.
- Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Now we are getting to it.
- Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: That is the out.
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (20 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the insurance payment of â¬3.8 million arising from the loss of [i]Asgard II[/i]; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1974/10]
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (20 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress reported in the projects relating to the 2016 commemoration of the 1916 rising at the Oireachtas consultation group report on 2 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1973/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if and when he will table the necessary legislation to allow for the Comptroller and Auditor General to become the auditor of the Office of the Wards of Court; when he expects legislation to be passed which will see the extension of the powers of the Ombudsman to the Office of the Wards of Court; and if he will make a...
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: We in the Labour Party welcome the provision of time to debate what has happened in Haiti. A disaster of this magnitude can only be dealt with by armies and professional aid agencies. When the genocide in Rwanda occurred, I chaired the European Council of Ministers. It is unfortunate that neither the United Nations nor other multilateral or international bodies have learned much about...
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: In the matter of secondary legislation, what is the position regarding the commencement order for the emergency legislation providing for reductions in civil and public service pay? The leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, raised this matter with the Taoiseach yesterday. We cannot find a commencement order in Iris Oifigiúil or the Oireachtas Library. The Taoiseach promised...
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: -----when the Labour Party raised this issue in the debate on the legislation, that the Government amendment would mean the measure would not apply to the wide range of grant aided and voluntary organisations.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: What is the status of the HSE circular which has been circulated to Barnardos and other voluntary organisations telling them they must cut staff wages? Some of those working in these organisations are paid very little. Where is the commencement order for the legislation?
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Has the commencement order been lost in the post? Was it delayed by frost and snow on the roads?
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: This is important legislation.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Will she rummage in the attic to see if she can pull it out? Is it lost in the post?
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: I have a further question on what is probably more hopeful legislation. The C list of the legislative programme features a proposal by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to introduce legislation to provide for a directly elected lord mayor of Dublin. He has indicated that the legislation may be available before Easter. The Minister, who proposes to run the...
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Is it a hopeful sign?
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Is it anticipated that a Supplementary Estimate of â¬3 million to â¬4 million will be produced in respect of funding the running of the election and the cost of the office, which the Minister indicated would be approximately â¬400,000?
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: Will the Government agree to publish the legislation now?
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: He said he would take on the gangs.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: I ask the Chief Whip to make arrangements for departmental officials to brief interested Deputies.
- Residential Institutions. (21 Jan 2010)
Joan Burton: The issue of women who were committed to Magdalene laundries is one of the last unresolved issues of the hidden Ireland of institutions, religious orders and the State so eloquently set out in the Ryan report and a whole series of articles, books, films, memoirs and television programmes. Just before Christmas last year, the Justice for Magdalene group met senior officials in the Department...