Results 33,861-33,880 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Order of Business (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: That is about â¬1 billion of debt an hour.
- Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by the Directors he appointed to the board of Aer Lingus on proposals by Aer Lingus management to cut annual costs by around â¬97 million up to 2011 including the possible loss of 676 jobs at the company in Dublin, Cork and Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39524/09]
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has liaised with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on all proposals to establish a successor business at the SR Technics plant in Dublin Airport; if he has been briefed on any proposals by Aer Lingus to establish a successor business for part of the maintenance operation; the stage the Dublin Aerospace proposal is at; the...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of recipients of each of the personal tax credits; the PAYE tax credit for the years 2007, 2008, 2009; the number of recipients of each of these tax credits in the pay brackets, less than â¬10,000, less than â¬20,000, less than â¬30,000, less than the average industrial wage, less than â¬40,000, less than â¬50,000, less than...
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from the income levies expected in 2010. [39744/09]
- Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the reports that loans at a bank (details supplied) relating to the purchase of shares in a company may be transferred to the National Assets Management Agency; his views on the financing of such speculative share purchases fall within the definition of associated loans eligible for transfer to NAMA. [39953/09]
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: At least that way we will not burn it and create extra CO2 emissions.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Their assets are turkeys.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: It was about nationalising the losses and privatising the profits.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: What about Northern Rock?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: The Deputy is not in a position to lecture us.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: The Deputy says there has been no nationalisation but what about Bradford and Bingley? The Deputy's facts are incorrect.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Realism?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: What does "the sellers of the land" mean?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Particularly after the Minister chewed a lot of garlic.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Is it possible to propose that the time allocated for this debate be extended to 10 p.m. because there are many Members who wish to contribute?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We are well aware of that.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Yes, and the Minister did it so badly for Anglo Ireland Bank that we are stuck with a vast amount of waste in regard to it. That is the way he did it.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We have a toxic dump, toxic banks.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I regret that the Minister has constrained the debate. On Committee Stage, the debate by agreement was moved to section 70, where the concept of value is explained at some length to allow a comprehensive debate on the issue. It is unfortunate that the Minister made the decision he made when the rest of the House was willing to debate it. It is an attempt to move the debate on and to get to...