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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the reply to Parliamentary Question Nos 561 of 23 March 2010 and 167 of 9 March 2010 (details supplied), the legal position of the estate of an annuity holder upon that annuity holders death; if the full outstanding value of the annuity accrues to the estate; if not, the reason for same; the way the framework for annuity holders here...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if new legislation will be required to implement the national pensions framework; when he will introduce this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14118/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider, within the context of the national pensions framework, measures to ensure that people saving for their retirement do not pay very high management or other fees to private sector fund managers for managing their pension fund, particularly when the fund is largely or completely invested in passive or cash...

Insurance Industry. (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Like everybody else, I have two main concerns. I am concerned for the policyholders that they continue to have confidence in their insurers. I am also concerned for the many thousands of people employed by the Quinn Group, some of whom are on the insurance side and are in our constituency. The events he described seemed to relate to off-balance sheet contingent liability accounting relating...

Insurance Industry. (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Is it contingent or off balance sheet? There is a difference between the two.

Insurance Industry. (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Deputy O'Sullivan asked about credit to hospitals and credit risk.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: On the same matter, there are a large number of unresolved issues. The Labour Party was only given short briefings an hour or two before the announcements yesterday. During the Minister's speech we were given the blue book about NAMA, but there are very many unresolved issues in it, including the valuations attached to what are described as investments and hotels which were not dealt with...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Is the Taoiseach saying that we will not be able to put some questions to the Minister for Finance or other Deputies acting on his behalf tomorrow? That is quite shocking because the taxpayer is taking on a doubling of the national debt. What the Taoiseach did yesterday could cost us 5 cent extra in income tax-----

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: -----to pay for yesterday's meal. There is more in the blue book which was not even costed.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Can we have answers to some questions, please?

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: What is a question and answer session for? Is it just for the loyal backbenchers to praise the Taoiseach?

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: There is not much point in that.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: It would take two and a half seconds.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is in a position to report progress at the level of the EU on accepting former detainees of Guantánamo. [13329/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is in a position to make a statement on the continued detention of opposition leaders in Ethiopia. [13328/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance if a former chief executive (details supplied) has repaid their €1 million bonus to a building society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13704/10]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose of putting wind mills and solar panels at Mountjoy Corner in the Phoenix Park, Dublin; the cost of same; their purpose; the reason they have been removed; the further plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/10]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that will be taken at Mountjoy Corner in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, to prevent motorists going straight across the cobblestoned roundabout at the junction instead of around the roundabout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14022/10]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, due to apparent over-capacity in Fingal's waste disposal system and in advance of the Portrane WTTP coming on stream, Fingal County Council is transporting leachate from the Balleally landfill in North Dublin on a regular basis to discharge into the foul...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (30 Mar 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 416: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she plans to extend the contracts of librarians in DEIS schools whose contracts are due to expire in August 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13695/10]