Results 34,941-34,960 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish details of the public service early retirement scheme for public servants aged 50 years or over as announced in his 7 April 2009 budget speech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15906/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the public service early retirement scheme for public servants aged 50 years or over, as announced in his 7 April 2009 budget speech, could undermine certain areas such as the gardaÃ, by encouraging many skilled senior staff to retire early without adequate replacements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15908/09]
- Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his tour of financial capitals to restore Ireland's international reputation; the number of elected representatives and civil servants who accompanied him on this trip; the steps that were taken to ensure that costs for the trip were minimised in view of the challenging Exchequer position; and if he will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason, in view of the fact that he admitted shortly before the 7 April 2009 budget that the 0.5% increase in the VAT rate in October 2008 had been a failure, he did not take the opportunity in the supplementary budget to reverse this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15909/09]
- Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress with the recapitalisation or other action with a building society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15910/09]
- Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made with the recapitalisation or other action with a building society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15911/09]
- Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made with the recapitalisation or other action with a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15912/09]
- Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on suggestions from the credit union sector that credit unions contribute to Exchequer funding needs through the placement of surplus funds through the National Treasury Management Agency as investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15913/09]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if county managers are entitled to bonus or performance related payments; the amount of these payments paid in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for each county; if there is a standard mechanism of calculating these payments; the mechanism used for calculating these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: In its second emergency budget since it came to office, the challenge for the Government is to find the way out to perform one more U-turn. For a Government that does so many U-turns, particularly on budgetary matters, this should not be difficult, especially as my colleague, Deputy Shortall, has given the Minister detailed argument as to how taking some interest relief from landlords would...
- Departmental Bodies. (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that the planned decentralisation of staff of the Equality Authority has been cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14246/09]
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: What is it then?
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: That is not the case.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: All the Government does is close down debate so that no one can ask questions about the banks.
- Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Like the HSE.
- Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: The HSE mark 2.
- Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: Shadow boards and a shadow HSE. The Government has never recovered from that.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: The Bill on the NAMA does not make it to section A of the Government legislation programme. It is on the C list, although the Taoiseach indicated it had some level of priority. The C list is a bit like former Ministers of State who were let go. It tends to be slow progress to get to the C list. What are the Government's intentions? In the reports published around the world of rescues for...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: The Opposition has been given no information on this. What are the intentions of the Taoiseach about the publication of this Bill? Will the Opposition be given any information other than when it will be published? I congratulate the Taoiseach on the listing of a management of multi-unit developments Bill. The Taoiseach has had some experience of the management of multi-unit developments...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)
Joan Burton: That has helped bring this Bill forward. When might we expect to see it?