Results 8,421-8,440 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: -----there is no legislation. Will the Taoiseach say whether his Government proposes to deal with the problems of subcontractors and whether he proposes to legislate on this? When will the management company legislation be concluded?
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: What is the timeframe?
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Is there a timeframe on the subcontractors legislation? With regard to the debate on Anglo Irish Bank-----
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: -----will the scoping inquiry include the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank and matters up to that point? The Regling and Watson report, along with the Honohan report, are merely scoping inquiries.
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: They are limited and do not go beyond the bank guarantee. The inquiry will be of very little use if it does not go into all the events around the bank guarantee and its aftermath.
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: It should include events up to the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank. Is the Taoiseach proposing to keep the same timeframe in the inquiry?
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Will it be extended to include all events?
- Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for putting forward these amendments. They would provide a comprehensive structure in Ireland for the first time that would allow adopted people obtain information about their origins. Much of it is a desire for family medical information for themselves and for their children. I am disappointed at the response of the Minister of State and his approach to this area....
- Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: We do not want to criminalise individuals who have been adopted.
- Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: I am relieved to hear that.
- Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Does the Minister of State realise how offensive and devastating his remarks and response are? He is defensive of his and the Government's position, but he ought to have regard to the people and families involved in adoption - the individual person, birth parents, birth siblings, with whom adopted children could build up a good relationship if they could make contact with them, and their...
- Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: I can provide the Minister of State with details of where the information has not been provided.
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans, if any, to enhance the role of the Reserve Defence Force in fishery protection and in the smuggling of illegal drugs and guns into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/10]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason the Reserve Defence Forces declined from 24,569 members in 1960 to fewer than 7,000 members at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23344/10]
- Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 27 May 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the â¬188 billion of liabilities covered by the credit institution financial support scheme, bank guarantee, to mature on 1 October 2010, by demand deposits, term deposits, senior debt, subordinated debt, inter-bank lending and other; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 27 May 2010, if he will set out the amount of tax relief, for 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, granted to individuals in respect of pension relief on contributions to pension funds with a value in excess of â¬1 million, â¬2 million, â¬3 million, â¬4 million and â¬5 million; his plans to reduce to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of school inspectors that are employed by her Department at the end of each year since 2002 by primary school and secondary school; the number of school inspectors that were employed by her Department at the end of each year since 2002 by primary school and secondary school; the number of school inspectors...
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: They are like a chorus.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: They are going on their holidays.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Joan Burton: Are Ministers going away again?