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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 877: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that social or affordable housing acquired by local authorities complies fully with the relevant building, environmental, fire and safety regulations; if in the case of affordable housing a letter of assurance is issued by the relevant local authority to the purchaser...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 878: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the acquisition of all affordable housing units by local authorities takes place at the prevailing market rate, that is taking into account the very significant price falls since mid 2007; if his attention has been drawn to instances where housing units have been acquired at anything...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 879: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the sum of money allocated by each local authority for each of the past six years, including to date in 2008, for housing assistance grants for disabled persons in respect of privately owned houses; if his attention has been drawn to the demand for these grants; and that the award of such grants often means...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 889: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure by his Department on consultants for each of the past six calendar years, including to date in 2008; the breakdown of these figures in order to show the amount and proportion of expenditure on consultants which relates to expenditure on public relations, marketing or advertising consultants;...

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

Joan Burton: Question 934: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to improve energy efficiency in residential properties, particularly for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28300/08]

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

Joan Burton: Question 935: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to improve energy efficiency in the homes of social welfare recipients, particularly for older people, as a means of reducing fuel costs and the incidence of fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28301/08]

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

Joan Burton: Question 936: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to reduce fuel costs and the incidence of fuel poverty in view of the recent surge in fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28302/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 946: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure by his Department on consultants for each of the past six calendar years, including to date in 2008; the breakdown of these figures in order to show the amount and proportion of expenditure on consultants which relates to expenditure on public relations, marketing or advertising consultants;...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: How long will that take? Four years, ten years.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: That is rubbish.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: I will start with a quote from the late, great American economist, John Kenneth Galbraith, who stated that "Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." I have a feeling this is where Fianna Fáil is at present. As always, Shakespeare got it right, "When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions". Today, as...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot with his little grey cells would have little difficulty in identifying three prime suspects, the Government, the banks and the construction industry. What was the motive? Greed for money on the part of the banks and construction industry and greed for votes on the part of Fianna Fáil. The Government, and more particularly the former Minister for Finance, now...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: We know what needs to be done. We have to look beyond an economy over-reliant on low value-added construction and we need to move beyond the bricks and mortar economy. It is an important component but the driving forces are indigenous investment, inward investment and high-tech, high jobs and the knowledge economy. Competitiveness must be restored while striving for social and...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Will the Government buy bank shares?

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: A list has appeared as regards what the tax strategy group is publishing, but there are significant volumes, or parts of papers, being withheld——

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: ——-dealing in particular, with tax avoidance and the——

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: ——stamp duty loophole of €260 million on VAT transactions by construction companies.

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: Are we going to get the details on what tax avoidance this Government is going to continue to facilitate——

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: ——for construction companies? What is the Government going to publish? Can we get an answer?

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Joan Burton: There is a huge list of withheld items. Can we get some information on what has been published by the Government?