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Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Has the Government agreed a date with the European Commission for the submission of the four-year budgetary plan? If so, will the Taoiseach indicate that date? Is it 12 November, and when does the Taoiseach then propose to present the four-year plan to this House? Second, in the course of his last budget speech, the Minister for Finance announced his proposal to introduce in the next budget...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: This was in the Minister's budget speech. A paper was published yesterday setting out not a universal social contribution structure but a universal social charge. I have several questions for the Taoiseach in this regard. Does the Government, in the context of the briefings that are being made available to the Opposition parties, propose to request that the Department of Finance outline in...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: He is coming to it.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: That is stupid.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is abdicating his responsibility again.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The regulator said €40 million.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach takes no responsibility for any decisions made by the regulator.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: What is the change of name about?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is "Quangoman".

Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, on foot of the UN Human Rights Council declaring the right to water and sanitation to be legally binding, to outline Ireland's position in this matter and the positive steps the Government will take to ensure universal vindication of this right [36090/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present situation in Sri Lanka [36089/10]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a net figure on the difference between the overall indebtedness of the State to the banks covered by the guarantee scheme, by reason of their purchasing of Government debt, and the overall indebtedness of the covered banks to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35753/10]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which he will publish the 2011 pre-budget outlook [35895/10]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance if loans scheduled for transfer to National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) are to be limited to those where the borrower owes in excess of €20 million, an increase on the original €5 million limit; the nominal value of loans scheduled for transfer to NAMA and the total value of the senior and subordinated NAMA bonds he expects to issue in...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the non-NAMA loan book of the soon-to-be-nationalised Allied Irish Banks by geography, by sector, by loan type (details supplied); the extent to which each of these segments of the bank's loan book are already subject to write-downs; the extent these loan books are in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an appeal against a decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35791/10]

Written Answers — Commercial Credit: Commercial Credit (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 530: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will publish the report prepared by his Department and Forfás on the operation of loan guarantee schemes; if he will give consideration to the introduction of an small and medium enterprises working capital guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35819/10]

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress on the Thornton Hall project; if he will confirm that no prisoners will be accepted in Thornton Hall before 2014 at the earliest; and the total amount spent on the project to date [35358/10]

Written Answers — Commercial Rent Reviews: Commercial Rent Reviews (7 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he has now received the report of the working group to look at the issue of commercial rent reviews which was to report by 30 June 2010; the main findings of the group; when it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35359/10]

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste should acknowledge that.