Results 32,381-32,400 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: It was a solemn promised made. Will Senator Dan Boyle tweet about that?
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest quarterly national accounts which showed a record 11.3% fall in GNP for 2009; his further views on the most recent quarterly national household survey which showed that the total number of persons unemployed added to those outside the labour force, but interested in finding work, increased from 10.8% at end 2008 to 16.5% at...
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: While the Minister and his Government remain obsessed with bailing out the banks and the developers, will he not agree that the greatest single social and economic challenge facing the country is to get nearly half a million people back to work? Will the Minister say what measures, if any, he proposes to stem the relentless rise in unemployment, under-employment and emigration? In case the...
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Where is the Minister's jobs plan for the people who are out of work and who are taking the plane and the boat again to emigrate and leave the country where they were educated and had reasonable hope of making a living for themselves and their families? For the Minister to throw dust in the eyes of those people and have nothing to say to them is little short of a national disgrace. The...
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Where is the Minister's plan?
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Is Anglo a real bank?
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Is Anglo a real bank?
- Unemployment Levels. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: What about some hope?
- Job Protection. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to ensure the greatest possible protection of employees at a company (details supplied); the position regarding the status of the company and the wider group; the number of entities that have expressed an interest in acquiring this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/10]
- Job Protection. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: The Minister will be aware there is a great deal of shock and uncertainty among employees in the Quinn Group. All of them support the work of the Financial Regulator and administrators. What is the Government's approach to the protection of employment in the group? Two weeks ago, newspapers reported the chairperson-designate of the State-owned Anglo Irish Bank on the â¬2.8 billion debt...
- Job Protection. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: The Minister spoke about the motor insurance business being resumed in the UK market, which is a matter of great concern to employees of Quinn Insurance. He spoke also about motor insurance for young drivers but I understand that is only 10% of the market in the UK. Is the Minister aware of the progress, if any, that is being made on other lines which are apparently profitable - nobody is...
- Job Protection. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Can the Minister say if any progress has been made on other lines of work opening up? Also, what would the chairman of Enterprise Ireland have to do with Quinn Insurance Ltd? I heard him on the radio but I was utterly confused as to what he was on about.
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Does the Minister agree that under our system leadership is crucial in motivating people? In the foreseeable future, senior managers and the rest of us will have to manage our resources better with less; this is the critical challenge. In that context, there seems to be virtually no accountants or qualified economists with commercial experience or a range of other qualifications, with the...
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: There are very few accountants.
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: There are no accountancy experts.
- Personal Debt (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I would like to ask the Minister about a proposal that has been consistently advocated by the Labour Party, from way back? We have suggested that a two-year framework be permitted so that people who have difficulties with mortgage debt can work through those difficulties. The banks have consistently refused to permit such a framework - they will allow only a year. Many banks commence legal...
- Personal Debt (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: It relates to a variety of lenders.
- Personal Debt (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: It includes notable lenders like Mr. Fingleton, who was the master in this regard. He went off with â¬27 million.
- Personal Debt (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: He was the master of penalties in his building society.
- Personal Debt (28 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: It is not enough.