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Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: You could not run a sweet shop.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: It is astonishing.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Regarding the Commission document on the budget that was announced, the fact that Europe reached some kind of agreement last weekend, which, in effect, prevented speculators destroying a number of European economies through movements on the money market, is to be welcomed. However, it is important to know if the Government proposes to lay the document from the Commission before the Dáil and...

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Sorry, the Ceann Comhairle did not interrupt either the distinguished Deputy from Cavan-Monaghan or-----

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: This matter is important to the future economic life of this country.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: No other matter is more important.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: A Cheann Comhairle, sometimes your sexism gets the best of you. The Tánaiste and I are perfectly capable of putting up with it and ignoring it-----

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: -----but you allowed the Deputy from Cavan-Monaghan and the Leader of Fine Gael to raise the issue and you did not interrupt or barrack them.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: There will not be. I want to know if the Government will lay the document before the House for discussion and when it will provide time for the debate. I also want to know whether the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance have made a prior agreement in Brussels, before coming to this House, to yield to proposals from the Commission about the future direction and management of Irish budgets....

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Sorry, it is not inappropriate.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: It is not inappropriate.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Why is the Ceann Comhairle afraid of the sovereign Parliament of this Chamber having a debate?

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: What is he afraid of? Why is he protecting Fianna Fáil?

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: When is the Commission document being laid before the House? When will there be a debate, as befits a sovereign parliament? The Commission is talking about very important historic changes in the budgetary process.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: It is an entirely reasonable question about whether those changes and their structure will be debated in this Chamber. That is all I am asking.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: That is all I am asking.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: I have several other questions.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: I want to ask the Ceann Comhairle's advice.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: If the Ceann Comhairle can advise me again, he allowed Deputy Kenny-----

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: The chorus is exhilarating. Please keep it up. Come on, lads, come on.