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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or benefit at any point during 2009 who stopped receiving their allowance due to the fact that they took up a new employment or a change in their means or they left the labour force or for other reasons; if she will provide comparative numbers for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for either jobseeker's benefit or allowance which were refused to date in 2009; if she will provide comparative numbers for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who moved from jobseeker's benefit to jobseeker's allowance to date in 2009; if she will provide the comparative numbers for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45113/09]

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: She sounds like a bishop now.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: I have asked the Tánaiste on a number of occasions about the profiteering seen in the Republic as regards the translation of prices from sterling to euro. The replies have been to the effect that the Minister has a programme in train to integrate the National Consumer Agency with the Competition Authority.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: Absolutely, a Cheann Comhairle. I am referring to legislation about the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority. It appears that little or nothing is happening on the consumer protection front in relation to the rip-off that is taking place. In any of the British chain stores in or around Grafton Street one finds items on sale for €100 which are available in their UK...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: The mark-ups are absolutely indefensible and the National Consumer Agency seems unable-----

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Joan Burton: This is the famous agency concerning which the Taoiseach whispered in the Minister's ear - asking her to call in this agency. I shall not be as frank as the Taoiseach was on that occasion but no action whatsoever is being taken.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: What is the progress on the integration of the National Consumer Agency with the Competition Authority? Where is the promised legislation? The Tánaiste has not been dealing with the floods or jobs for young people, so what the heck is she doing as a Minister?

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Joan Burton: Can we have an answer on how we can stop our consumers being ripped off? The Tánaiste and I have something in common which the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance do not. They do not seem to go shopping, but we do and we know what the rip-offs are like, and I want the Tánaiste to respond.

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Joan Burton: Those people do not go shopping, which is such a pity.

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Joan Burton: They might learn something about what life is like for people.

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Joan Burton: The Minister of State should try it too. He should push a trolley around

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Joan Burton: I give that a single clap.

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Joan Burton: Do you?

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Joan Burton: I know that.

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Joan Burton: What will the Tánaiste do about the rip-off of consumers coming up to Christmas?

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Joan Burton: Jobs are walking out of this country because of the Tánaiste's failure to take action.

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Joan Burton: They are walking out.

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Joan Burton: One third of our young men are unemployed. The Tánaiste cannot be proud of that.