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Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: It is unbelievable that the Minister should make up his mind and then, drip by drip, feed stuff to the newspapers. When it does not seem to work, the notion is "change the policy". All of the evidence from Sweden, Finland and other countries, which got through similar messes, indicates that transparency and the sharing of information with parties, including those in opposition, was critical...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: I asked the Taoiseach twice last week whether we could have a serious and detailed debate on NAMA. There are about 25 important reasonable questions that every business person in the country——

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: ——is asking about NAMA. We have no forum in which to address those questions, other than picking up leaks to the media. We have a Minister who is dithering, chopping and changing his mind every other day.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: The scenario has changed every couple of days. Now we are hearing that NAMA will not be a super agency and the banks will hold onto the management of their toxic debts. Will the Taoiseach say what exactly is happening and whether he will provide for this really important debate?

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: On the legislation——

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: ——can we have a debate? Regardless of its colour, we need a White Paper or a Green Paper for a very detailed discussion on this issue.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: The country is going down the tubes and the Taoiseach wants to do it behind closed doors.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: A bit of modesty would be appreciated.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: This is clever lawyer's talk.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: We were right.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the fact that Tourism Ireland received €19.5 million in Budget 2009 and the Marketing Fund received over €48.5 million; the way Tourism Ireland can justify its budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16361/09]

Infrastructure Stimulus Package: Motion (28 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: I wish to share my time with Deputy Arthur Morgan. As the Minister of State was speaking and his colleague talked about the smart economy, I wished at times we could have some confidence that we had a smart Government. Unfortunately that might be like small children wishing for the tooth fairy to return because this Government seems hopeless. What we know is that people are tired of the...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: He is never here.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the Government make time to debate the urgent economic issues that arise regarding the NAMA. It is proposed to create this massive agency - bigger than the HSE - on a shadow basis. That was the beginning of the bureaucratic disaster of the HSE.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: This morning's Irish Independent carries an article by the Minister for Finance.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: It is excellent that he is prepared to communicate with us through the newspapers. The article states that the agency will acquire loans at an appropriate discount from their face value.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Yesterday's newspapers carried-----

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: -----advertisements for property in Dublin 4 in the AIB bank centre at a discount of 34.5%

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: Tens of thousands of people are losing their jobs and becoming redundant-----

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Joan Burton: -----because these people on the Government benches cannot organise saving our banking and economic systems.