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- Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Did the Taoiseach first hear about the issue last night? Does he use Twitter?
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill will be published; if it will address issues of consent to treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10433/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in drafting the proposed National Vetting Bureau Bill; if the consultation phase of preparation for the legislation has been completed; if discussions have been held with authorities in Northern Ireland and other EU jurisdictions regarding the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10434/10]
- Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: It was the Minister of State who named the family.
- Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: The Minister of State named her.
- Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: The Deputy should not be making overtures.
- Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: The Ceann Comhairle should allow the Minister to answer.
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: This debate is not about any kind of political point scoring, because there is a genuine concern on all sides of the House about what is happening to children who are often in extreme situations. However, the Minister of State has to be more forthcoming with the details about those children who died in circumstances which in any other jurisdiction would warrant an immediate examination and...
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: How extensive is the report on the DF case? Is it true that in some cases those reports are a mere couple of pages? That is important because the Minister is giving the impression that some of the reports are so extensive and involve significant numbers of people and that is a reason for not publishing them, but I understand that some of the reports are extremely brief and may only run to,...
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: But that might be adequate.
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister of State informed when the death of a child in care occurs? Is there a process for initiating an inquiry and setting a timeframe for it?
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister of State be informed if a child dies while in care?
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister of State informed if a child in care dies?
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister of State informed?
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: The Minister of State has said he is not informed.
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: That is outrageous.
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: I am not being party political. It is outrageous that the Minister of State would not be informed.
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister of State clarify whether he will seek to be informed of any deaths of children in care?
- Leaving Certificate Gaeilge. (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Informing the Minister of State of any such case is fundamental.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 Mar 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the recent changes made to the higher education maintenance grant for a person in receipt of back to education allowance in the Budget 2010; the estimated savings of this cutback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/10]