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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1749: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses in...

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1831: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money that has been allocated under the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion to achieve high level goal number two to reduce the proportion of pupils with serious literacy difficulties, in primary schools serving disadvantaged communities, from 30% to 15% by 2016; the progress that has been made on achieving this...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1861: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the existence of a school (detail supplied) in County Dublin; his views on whether the service provided there is essential to young people with a learning disability who benefit from it and that those benefiting from this service fall into the category of most vulnerable in our society; if his...

Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: I wish to share time with Deputies Higgins and Morgan.

Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: We all know the international financial system is in chaos and that Ireland's economic woes are mounting — even Fianna Fáil is gradually conceding that. The Taoiseach and Minister for Finance surely must be refreshed, relaxed and ready to roll up their sleeves now that summer has been and gone. If they do not start to get real about our economy, there is a danger that the autumn Dáil...

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: I am disappointed that we could not discuss the tax affairs of the Isle of Man and the island of Ireland on the floor of the House. I think the Taoiseach's party would have much to tell us about our tax affairs with the Isle of Man.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Absolutely. A lot of money could be raised if we discussed affairs in the Isle of Man and how they could affect our tax revenues. The Government has indicated that it will not publish a pre-budget outlook or Estimates regarding what it proposes on services. Everything is to announced on budget day. This goes back to the stroke pulled by the former Minister for Finance, Mr. Charlie...

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: I am referring to the budget.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Last year, the Government committed to the development and publication of a pre-budget outlook. We have now been told that the Government is to abandon this to do what Charlie McCreevy did with decentralisation — announce it all in the House.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach announced the publication of a pre-budget outlook as a great improvement in transparency in public services. Can he tell us what he proposes to do?

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: My question is perfectly legitimate as the Opposition will have no information in this House on what the Government proposes in the budget.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: The pre-budget outlook——

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: ——is part of the promised framework of the budget.

Departmental Staff. (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: They will need a big table.

Departmental Staff. (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach referred to the OECD report. Is it true that senior civil servants felt inhibited in putting forward their views on areas of the Civil Service and Departments where an over-deployment of staff — possibly as many as 8,000 — occurred? Is it also true the Government nobbled or interfered with the OECD report to make it less trenchant in the context of being an honest and...

Regulatory Reform. (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: With regard to the administrative burden faced by small businesses, many people who run small businesses spend their weekends at their dining room tables filling in the various survey forms that are sent out by Government offices. Not only is this a significant cost, but for many people who are new to the experience of running their own business it is an emotional and stressful burden. The...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Apprenticeships are being closed.

Departmental Staff. (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: I thought it was a pile of beer mats.

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that the price of oil has recently surpassed 130 Dollars per barrel and that experts suggest that oil could surpass 200 Dollars per barrel during 2008; his further views on the impact this is having on consumers, particularly those on low, fixed incomes; if he proposes to introduce...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the most recent figures of the oil reserves held by the National Oil Reserves Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28027/08]