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Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste indicated on the Order of Business that the Minister was talking to someone. Has the Minister brought an appointment to the Cabinet? Will he announce it to the House? Two weeks have passed.

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: Two weeks have passed and the inquiry is supposed to be concluded by the end of May.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of personnel in her Department to whom the full public service pay cuts provided for by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009 will not apply by virtue of Circular 28/2009 issued by the Department of Finance on 22 December 2009; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the savings that will accrue to her Department arising from the public service pay cuts applied by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009; the number of personnel whose pay has been cut; the average reduction in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4824/10]

Written Answers — Loan Guarantees: Loan Guarantees (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has considered the introduction of an small and medium enterprise working capital guarantee scheme to ensure access to credit for viable businesses particularly those with fewer than ten staff and with most difficulty accessing credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44871/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the monthly tax and expenditure profiles for 2010. [4460/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the current legal framework for dealing with illegal moneylenders is appropriate; if he proposes to make any amendment or bring forward any proposals in this area; the number of persons that have been prosecuted, convicted, fined and imprisoned for offences relating to illegal money lending in each of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance who have had their payments stopped due to commencing employment, no longer satisfying the means test for a reason other than commencing employment and any other reason for each of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the number of new recipients who commenced receiving the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit who have had their payments stopped due to commencing employment, an increased number of hours worked and earnings, reaching the end of the maximum payment period, and any other reason for each of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the number of new recipients who commenced...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: That is rubbish.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: The Deputies ran away last night.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: They ran away last night.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: It was spending too much on bankers.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: It is not working.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: It is €21.5 million.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: On the same issue, we were given a very innocuous one-page press release last night from the Department of Finance and the Minister on this subject. I do not know but it seems to me as though the ducks are being put in a row to provide for the full or almost full nationalisation of the banks by this structure. It is being done with almost no discussion provided for in this House. Everybody...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: ——is being passed to the National Treasury Management Agency. According to the press release, a "draft delegation order is currently being discussed with the Attorney General's office". Under law — as the Taoiseach well knows, because it was his predecessor, Charlie McCreevy, who set it up — the NTMA is at quite a distance from this House and is largely exempt from freedom of...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: This is one of the most important financial decisions that will come before the House this year. The Minister for Finance is delegating substantial responsibility for banking to the NTMA. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the Government will provide for a full debate in the House on the implications of this statement, or are we now sidestepping the Department of Finance and the Minister...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: This country would not be bankrupt and ruined if a debate had taken place in this House on how these guys were handling our banks.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: With due respect to the Chair's great office, I am perfectly in order.