Results 35,481-35,500 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — : (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 30 September 2008, when in early 2009 the Revenue Commissioners will publish their study on the effectiveness of the restriction on the use of incentive tax reliefs and exemptions by high earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/09]
- Written Answers — Political Funding: Political Funding (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect to the payment of the party's annual allowance from the State, including the leader's allowance, this money will continue to be paid after the Progressive Democrats are officially wound up on 28 February 2009; the persons to whom this money will continue to be paid; if the individual Deputies, whether as Independents or as members...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance the input the proposed new pension levy on public sector incomes will have on the cost of buying back years of service for persons who will not have full service upon reaching the age of 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4663/09]
- Written Answers — : (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young people who have left State care and foster care each year in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4385/09]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list of one and a half years, in Drogheda, County Louth, for senior citizens who qualify to have their homes insulated under grant aided funding; the steps he is taking to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase grant aid in respect of home insulation for older people, whereby roofs are insulated, in order that waiting times for this service can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4457/09]
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: It is totally different.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: I, too, refer to the pension levy. We are all receiving large volumes of correspondence on the matter. Will the Taoiseach clarify in advance of the publication of the Bill if all salary payments, including payments not reckonable for pension purposes, are to be levied?
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: This is a key point for industrial and outdoor civil servants. They pay for a statutory old age pension. It appears from what the Minister for Finance is saying that it will be levied on gross pay, even though a good deal of pay is not reckonable for pension purposes. These are low paid people.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: If the Taoiseach clarified the matter, he would save a good deal of industrial relations strife.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach clarify the matter? This is going to cause strikes.
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the 2007 national waste report that found that Ireland is moving further away from its targets to send less food and garden waste to landfill; if he will implement the recommendations contained in the report in order to meet Ireland's 2020 European Union landfill targets; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the material collected for recycling by local authorities or licensed waste management operators in 2007 or 2008 that has been used for fuel or to supply waste to energy production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3915/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of each property based tax relief (details supplied) for each year from 2005 to 2008; the number of people availing of each relief; the average value of the relief to claimants; and the highest individual relief and the lowest for each of the above years. [4161/09]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons receiving tax reliefs in bands of â¬25,000 upwards and in bands of â¬25,000 for example â¬25,000, â¬50,000, â¬75,000 by way of contributions to private pension schemes, in particular self-administered pension schemes for each year from 2005 to 2008; the cost for each year; the number of such people who receive tax relief...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of schemes available in respect of tax relief on private pensions; the number of self-administered pension schemes; the number of persons availing of such schemes; the cost of each type of scheme for each year from 2005 to 2008; the average value of the relief to each claimant in each category; and the highest relief and the lowest...
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the way, following the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank, the salaries, emoluments, pensions and other compensation of directors and staff will be set; if they will be subject to review in the same manner as executives and directors of other publicly owned enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4163/09]
- Written Answers — National Debt: National Debt (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected rise in the cost of financing Government debt in 2009; the extra cost on financing such debt since the end of September 2008; the additional volume of debt since September 2008; the projected extra volume of debt to the end of 2009; and the cost thereof. [4164/09]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants with pension entitlements, that is, civil servants above assistant principal, civil servants below assistant principal and other public servants; the number of each category pre April 1995 and their contributions to PRSI and category, and pension and superannuation payments for example widows and orphans and so on;...
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (5 Feb 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank, the salary, bonus entitlement and the pension entitlements in summary of the chief executive of the bank, the current and two most recent CEO's, the deputy chief executive and heads of function and departments, current and most recent, the bank chairman, current and most recent, and the...