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Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: It did not work.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: On that, we have had five guillotines this week. I want to lay down a marker as regards the seven proposed guillotines in next week's business, in particular in relation to the Financial Services (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, for which the Government has provided at the most three hours for the entire Bill, including Second Stage, Committee and Report Stages. This includes the right of...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: -----is going to hang like a millstone around the necks of future generations and give the Minister power over something like €60 billion of an increase in the national debt.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Is the Government now determined to effectively rule by guillotine, which is the same as ruling by decree? We are changing now into a Dáil which is ruled by decree and in this case, legislation which is of historic importance and which will double the country's national debt, will be subject to a guillotine and a debate in a total of three hours. That is not good enough in terms of...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: We are opposing the principle of guillotine and rule by decree by Fianna Fáil.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: I wish the Taoiseach well today in his negotiations in Brussels aimed at obtaining clarification on a number of issues that were of concern to Irish people during the Lisbon treaty referendum. What is the situation on the guarantees of workers' rights, which was one of the matters of particular concern? This is a matter at EU level but it is also a matter for domestic legislation. In the...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste may be aware of the unprecedented spate of murders on the fringes of the west and north sides of Dublin resulting in a significant loss of human life. People are being gunned down in ways that are reminiscent of Al Capone's days in Chicago. The public living in these areas, including in my constituency feel helpless.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the Government provide time for a debate on the spree of lawlessness, killing and crime-----

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: ----- that is blighting entire areas of our major cities and towns, linked to the drugs trade?

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the restructuring of the Regional Fisheries Boards; the staffing requirements and redundancy schemes in relation to same; the position regarding the position of the current chief executive officers of the fisheries boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24078/09]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has summary information on the number of children transferred from industrial school reformatories and other such institutions to psychiatric institutions and mental hospitals; the number of such children; and the institutions and the number of children transferred. [24196/09]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (18 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the issue of children being transferred from industrial school reformatories and other such institutes to psychiatric institutions and mental hospitals has been examined by him; if he has requested this for examination under the redress Act; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24197/09]

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the mileage of non-navigable canal here; the geographical areas where such exists; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23847/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of community based youth initiative measures that have been funded in each of the past two years under the local development social inclusion programme; the number of participants in the areas in which funding was provided; the average funding provided to each project; and if he will make a statement on...

Unemployment Levels: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to thank everyone who contributed to the debate, including Sinn Féin and in particular my colleague Deputy Willie Penrose for tabling the motion. Recovery in terms of the economy and Irish society is about jobs - retaining and creating them - and about creating pathways for people who have become unemployed to retrain, upskill and get work experience....

Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009 - Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: This section deals with penalties for offences under this Bill in which a bank, acting in a quasi-fraudulent or risky way and of which there have been many examples, puts deposits at risk. The penalties comprise, on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, and, on conviction on indictment, a fine not exceeding €250,000 or...

Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009 - Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: The point is about proportionality with other offences on the Statute Book. Last week, the House held a harrowing debate on the Residential Institutions Redress Act and whoever drafted that Act provided extraordinarily severe penalties for breaches of confidentiality in respect of people's own personal circumstances and the awards they received. This legislation goes to the heart of...

Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009 - Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: However, they will not apply. The Minister should tell the House whether anyone has been taken up under such legislation. Has anyone been convicted or taken to court under such legislation?

Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009 - Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Minister one question on this section and the Schedule to the Bill. The Minister should outline how the deposit guarantee scheme relates to the Minister's proposal to allow the extension of the bank guarantee under the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008 and the proposal to extend it indefinitely by ministerial order under legislation that will be debated next...

Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009 - Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2009)

Joan Burton: I will repeat a question that has been asked of the Minister previously. In advance of next week's debate, can he provide Members with an analysis of exactly what he means? Members have held arcane debates in the House about exactly what is covered by the guarantee. While I do not wish to reopen the issue of bondholders, the Minister is aware there are many ways of defining bondholders,...