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Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Will the Tánaiste indicate if there is any sign of the €1 million due from Mr. Fingleton?

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Is there any sign of the €1 million? Will the Tánaiste read through the rest of the notes? Is it in the post?

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Is the cheque in the post?

Written Answers — Treatment of Prisoners: Treatment of Prisoners (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns by a retiring member of the Mountjoy visiting committee at conditions in the prison, which they described as appalling; the steps he is taking to deal with these conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/10]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the concerns raised by the retiring Governor of the Dóchas centre, Dublin, particularly about the level of overcrowding in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19587/10]

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Back in 1975, US President Gerald Ford spoke about the possibility of a federal bailout for New York city. His response was clear, simple and made famous by the front page headline the following day: "Drop Dead". New York was in a similar situation then to where Greece finds itself today. It was spending too much, taxing too little, at the mercy of the market and threatened with default....

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: At a time of crisis, the pact has been found to be a completely inappropriate framework. The reality is that if we are serious about making a success of monetary union, we must go back to the drawing board. The discussion document published last week was a useful contribution in this regard, but it puts forward only one point of view. Its core aim seems to be to make Europe more German,...

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: What did our King Midas, the Fianna Fáil Party, do? It stoked tax breaks. What did the Minister's predecessor, the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, do when a proposal was made to impose a 1% stamp duty on contracts for difference? He argued that such a measure would reduce the power of the market to act as it saw fit. Greeks also talk about hubris, that is, acting in a manner that brings about...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made on the commitments made to sufferers of cystic fibrosis; the timeframe for the completion of the facilities promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20186/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the rights of TDs and Senators, under legislation, to have regular briefings by the Health Service Executive in their region on acute as well as primary and community care service delivery; the frequency of such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20185/10]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the subscription agreement signed with Anglo Irish Bank in 2009; if he will confirm, as per Anglo Irish Bank's annual report, that the bank is precluded under this agreement from any new lending to clients beyond its existing customer base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19896/10]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (18 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the balance of the Dormant Accounts Fund; if the Dormant Accounts Fund will be wound up; if so, the way the remaining balance will be dispersed and the areas in which income from this source will be directed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/10]

Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: It came to the wrong conclusions.

Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: As Minister for Finance, the Taoiseach exempted developers from stamp duty.

Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: The glass bottle site was one example.

Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: What about contracts for difference and Seán Quinn? The Taoiseach fixed that as well.

Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Developers did not want to pay stamp duty and the Taoiseach fixed it for them.

Order of Business. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: I wish to raise two issues. The first concerns a matter I have raised with the Taoiseach a number of times because it is very important for many young people who bought apartments and who now are paying management fees that are 1% to 2% of the capital value-----

Order of Business. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Yes, absolutely. The aforementioned management fees are 1% to 2% of the capital value of the apartment in question. In my constituency, on an apartment that is worth €200,000 at present, the management fee varies-----

Order of Business. (19 May 2010)

Joan Burton: -----from €1,400 to €2,400. When the Taoiseach responds in respect of-----