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Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach spoke earlier about the downturn in the construction industry. Legal difficulties——

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: ——will arise for people selling properties in these managed complexes.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: When can we expect the property services management regulatory Bill?

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: I am at a loss to understand the reason for a Revised Estimate this late in the year. The subject pertains to the public service broker arrangement, or REACH, which was meant to cost the taxpayer €14 million but eventually came in at a figure of €37 million. This note from the Whip shows clearly it has been abandoned by the Government in an under the counter fashion without a direct...

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: As the Taoiseach leaves office, he comes into the House to put to bed one of the vanity projects from the time when Ireland had so much money that the Minister for Transport, Deputy Noel Dempsey, could state that €55 million was small beer——

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: One and a half years later, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, could state there is no money in the coffers for hospitals and that not a red cent remains. This issue should be debated on the floor of the House.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: At a minimum, the Taoiseach should come before the House and acknowledge the fiasco identified by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The transfer of the service to the Revenue Commissioners——

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: ——may be the best option. It is only €8 million, which is nothing to the Government. However, in a couple of months time, €8 million will mean a great deal to those who will not have their home help services. Today, Members are saying "rest in peace" to a waste of €88 million. In the context of this particular heading, the project was to cost €14 million and involved all the...

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: They abandoned it at €37 million and it provides no services to the public. The report of the consultant showed——

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: If €25 million to €27 million are wasted and publically acknowledged——

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: ——at a Cabinet meeting at the end of March, surely Members are entitled to discuss the matter in this House.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Sorry, Ceann Comhairle——

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (3 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made with regard to the commitment contained in the Programme for Government to set up an all-Ireland walkways development plan, mapping out infrastructure needs and routes and maximising their routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12484/08]

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made with regard to the commitment contained in the programme for Government to establish community development agencies as a one stop shop for advice on grants and other matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12483/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will undertake a risk analysis of each welfare payment affected by the habitual residence condition to determine if the rule could be abolished for low-risk claim-types. [12206/08]

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (2 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress that has been made in relation to the programme for Government promise to integrate the tax and social welfare systems fully to allow for more efficient data and money transfer mechanisms and provide for a fully integrated PPS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12203/08]

Written Answers — PAYE Sector: PAYE Sector (2 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will set out, according to the most recently available figures, the number of PAYE workers, the number of PAYE workers earning less than €10,000, the number of PAYE workers earning less than €20,000, the number of PAYE workers earning less than €30,000, the number of PAYE workers earning €35,400 or less, the number of...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure on mental health services for each of the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the utilisation, for the years 2006 and 2007, of the extra €25 million allocated on an annual basis for the implementation of A Vision for Change, the national policy for mental health; the outcomes of these additional expenditures; if...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the work being carried out by an organisation (details supplied) Dublin 15, supporting newborn babies and young children and that the people using the service are predominantly immigrants who value the service as a means of connecting with the local community; if his attention has...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of classes in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which have 30 or more children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11248/08]