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Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals under consideration by him with respect to financial support or guarantees for a company (details supplied); his views on whether such proposals would be consistent with EU State aid legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15616/08]

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: It is the eve of May Day and tomorrow workers around the world will be celebrating the fact that many of them are free to join a trade union and enjoy conditions of employment which are fair. However, in this country we have a growing band of workers who are being paid well below the minimum wage, whether on land or on ships going to and from Ireland.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: We have no legislation protecting those workers. The Labour Party has put forward an agency workers bill, which seeks to regulate employment agencies.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Does the Tánaiste intend to do anything, as Taoiseach, about the scandalous exploitation of workers——

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: ——and the undermining of Irish workers in their jobs at home?

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: That is not what he said.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Did the Minister say that?

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the commitment given to the people of the north east that no service will be removed until a better service is in place elsewhere is kept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16237/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the process of accreditation of cytology laboratories which carry out tests for cervical cancer is completed as soon as possible in order that the national cervical screening programme can have testing done here rather than abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16234/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a site or sites have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired in the Kellystown area of Dublin 15 for primary and secondary schools; if agreement on the acquisition of such sites has been concluded, the price agreed; if such agreements have not been concluded, the discussions that have taken place with property...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views as an interim measure, pending the report of the high level interdepartmental committee on multi-unit developments, on imposing a requirement on management companies and management agents to provide clear and immediate information on their operations to the occupants, both collectively and individually, of...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions on which the inter-departmental committee on multi-unit Developments, which is chaired by his Department, has met to date; the date it last met; and when the committee is scheduled to issue its final report. [16034/08]

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Those in the Opposition were probably the only people in the country who were not invited to the launch of the OECD report yesterday.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: I am sure this was probably by design on the Tánaiste's part.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Given that the report is very important in terms of the future of the public service, what it has to say, particularly about decentralisation, and the fact that it says that decentralisation is resulting in considerable damage to the public service, is the Tánaiste willing to provide an opportunity for a detailed debate on this report, which will be very important to the future of the...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Could I——

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: I have a question about another piece of legislation. The Tánaiste spoke about good government over the past 11 years. The Financial Regulator does not seem to have been able to do anything to persuade the Bank of Ireland to tell the 31,000 people whose identity details were stolen——

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: The Financial Regulator seems to be racing to catch up or else kept mum while the Bank of Ireland got on with sorting out the mess.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste promised a financial services regulation Bill, which would be a consolidation Bill in respect of financial services, some time ago. Is there any intention to update financial regulations to ensure that bank customers actually rank in terms of importance in respect of being told if their identity details have been stolen.

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

Joan Burton: Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress of his Department's EU level discussions on the common consolidated corporate tax base; if he will reaffirm that this proposal has no substantive bearing on the Lisbon reform treaty referendum and that Ireland will veto this proposal or any Irish participation in it; the potential impact on Ireland or Ireland's bilateral...