Results 19,601-19,620 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy has acknowledged that applications are now being processed in a much shorter period of time. I am glad he was, for once, gracious enough to concede that point.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 26, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 Seanad - Order for Report Stage and Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 Seanad - Second Stage (resumed).

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand the judicial council Bill will be ready later this year. In regard to food safety, there are no plans in terms of what has been outlined by the Deputy. However, he will be aware that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has introduced a system of DNA testing that is among the best and most scientifically advanced in the world. That is what led to the recent discoveries with...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: We expect to receive the report of Professor Higgins shortly, but I do not have a specific date. I do not have a date of publication of the consolidated domestic violence legislation, but I will come back to the Deputy on the matter.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I expect the social welfare and pensions Bill - the second social welfare Bill or the summer social welfare Bill, as it is termed - to be brought before the House early in the summer. With regard to the property tax, the legislation presented to the Dáil by the Minister for Finance and passed provided for a series of payment options, including making arrangements through the PAYE system...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The local property tax was dealt with in the legislation brought forward by the Minister for Finance before Christmas. I do not know if the Deputy had an opportunity to follow that debate, but all of the issues to which he referred were dealt with in that legislation.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand the Finance Bill is expected to be published within the next couple of weeks, but I do not have a specific date. The proposed legislation to deal with the issue of pyrite is being worked on.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Minister is anxious to progress it as quickly as possible and I think he expects it to be published this year.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The first of the Bills mentioned is expected later this year, while the second is expected before the end of this session.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: On the Deputy's first question, there are 14 criminal justice Bills and I am not clear on which of them he is referring to. Perhaps he might tell us which one he has in mind.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: On the issue of social welfare appeals, I will communicate to the Deputy some of the data I released last week which pointed to significant time reductions with regard to FIS, domiciliary care allowance and invalidity benefit applications. They also set out the figures with regard to disability benefit. I will supply that information to the Deputy. I am happy to say the new IT structures,...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand that legislation will be available and brought before the House later this year.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I am not clear on the legislation to which the Deputy is referring.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I will come back to the Deputy on the matter.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I do not have the information to hand.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I understand the legislation in question will be available and brought before the House later this year.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy is correct when he says the former Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, worked very hard on this issue.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Her successor, the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, is working equally hard on it.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: He expects to be able to publish the legislation later this year.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I am sure Fianna Fáil did not spend 30 years discussing the holding of a children's rights referendum, but it felt like that. I think it was more like 15 or 17 years. Within two years of taking office, the Government held the referendum in which the people voted in favour.