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Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: I have questions on two matters on today's Order of Business. The first, No. 13, is a proposal by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to provide exemptions from planning regulations for significant extensions to schools and in the case of, for example, wind turbines of 8 m in width and 20 m in height. These are not small turbines in people's back gardens but...

Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: That would be helpful.

Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: With respect, and the Tánaiste is being very helpful——

Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Will the Tánaiste outline the technical issues involved?

Written Answers — Budgeting Advice: Budgeting Advice (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to counter debt problems in view of the recent findings of a survey by the Financial Regulator to the effect that 37% of people have some degree of difficulty in keeping up with bills and credit and that 13% of adults have found themselves in financial difficulties within the past five years. [24783/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she expects to publish a national carers strategy. [24784/08]

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: I asked the Taoiseach on the Order of Business yesterday whether we will be given some information on the updates to the national development plan so that this promised debate can be meaningful. If the Taoiseach expects us to debate the Exchequer returns as well, we must have a guarantee that the Minister for Finance or the Taoiseach himself, or both, will participate in the debate. It is a...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: They must both be here to answer serious questions about the direction in which the country is going.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Can we have a statement from the Government as to how it intends to approach this? It is either a serious debate or it is meaningless.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Are we merely to have a succession of Ministers of State and Government backbenchers making speeches in some type of training exercise?

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach be in the House for the debate?

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: The data were pretty wrong at budget time.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: There were many people who did.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: What about Mr. Joseph Stiglitz? Has the Taoiseach read his work? He could start there.

Written Answers — Performing Arts: Performing Arts (24 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans he has to set up a working group to investigate the establishment of an Irish academy of theatre arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24571/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the report issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General into Bord na gCon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24580/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to amend stamp duty legislation whereby a person who buys a house jointly with another person, paying stamp duty in the process, and then at a later point buys out their co-owner's share in the property, must pay on the latter occasion further stamp duty on all or part of the value of the property; and if he will make a statement...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: The Government has agreed to a debate on the national development plan, NDP, during the week for which the session has been extended. Will the Department of Finance or the Government make arrangements to provide Opposition parties and spokespersons with information about where the NDP is at? I do not know whether the Whips have had an opportunity to discuss this but it is a complete waste...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: If we are to have a serious debate that is not a joke, can we have, for instance, a briefing by the Department of Finance for Opposition spokespersons regarding where the plan is at? The Taoiseach is asking us to give indications about his performance. How can we do that if we have no information?

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Joan Burton: The information is almost meaningless.