Results 37,581-37,600 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Question 566: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are in position in the decentralised location outside of Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are in position in the decentralised location outside of Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such...
- Price Inflation. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way the most recent reported increase in inflation compares with the forecast he gave in his budget 2007 speech; the measures he will take to deal with the issue; the way he proposes to protect people on social welfare and lower incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/07]
- Price Inflation. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Given his busy schedule, I do not know if the Taoiseach has had the opportunity to go shopping in a supermarket recently. The price of bread has increased by 7%, flour by 11% and milk by 8.2%. There has been a significant increase in the price of weekly shopping for an average family. One has little change from â¬150 for a family of three or from â¬200 for a family of four. What does...
- Price Inflation. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: I am sure the Minister is aware that, even when one includes free schemes, a single pensioner's income does not amount to much more than â¬12,500. That is half of what Ministers each accepted in their recent salary increase of â¬25,000. How does the Minister expect to compensate people for the extraordinary increase in food costs? Poorer people spend more of their income on food. The...
- Tax Policy. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Does the Tánaiste accept that the taxation system should be fair and equitable? Essentially, the Revenue survey shows that over 10% of earners in the top 400 have a tax rate of 5% or lower. Much of that 5% exists because the Tánaiste changed the statistics to include the payment of DIRT in order to create some notion of these people paying tax. Does he intend to extend the use of such tax...
- Tax Policy. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: The Tánaiste indicated the existence of new priorities. Would he like to tell the House what these new priorities might be in respect of tax breaks? Has he a clear idea of the cost of the proposals for co-locating private hospitals on the grounds of public hospitals? For every â¬1 million invested in a private hospital bed on a co-located site, the tax expenditure will be a minimum of...
- Tax Policy. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: The reason I asked is that the Minister accepted the recommendations.
- Tax Code. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: On the promise to rebalance the car taxation system in VRT and annual motor tax, members of the public want to know whether tax on the very large gas guzzling sport utility and other vehicles one sees in parts of central Donnybrook will increase. As these vehicles are relatively new and their emissions will be lower than some older vehicles, with the result that the changes in the budget...
- Tax Code. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: On the issue of possible changes in annual road tax, does the Minister propose to move away from the system where road tax is based on engine size? The European Union has a long-standing proposal for a directive on car taxation and harmonisation, in favour of reducing tax on vehicles that have lower emission levels per kilometre travelled. Does the Government agree with the overall EU...
- Financial Services Regulation. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: The Labour Party has asked a similar question on the credit crunch, but because it was dealt with under priority questions, we did not get the opportunity to ask a supplementary question.
- Financial Services Regulation. (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: The Minister is aware there are severe penalties for people who fall behind on repayments to sub-prime lenders. The courts are currently witnessing hundreds of cases per month of sub-prime lenders moving against people who raised mortgages through them. Does the Minister intend to introduce any regulations for the schedule of penalties and charges sub-prime lenders impose on lenders when...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: It is not.
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding digital terrestrial television; his views on whether Ireland will be ready for the switch over by 2012; if he will report on the pilot schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28976/07]
- Energy Resources. (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is taking in view of his stated desire for a debate on nuclear power, to bring about this debate; his policies in regard to nuclear power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28985/07]
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: On the same issue, as I understand it, the judge in the Moriarty tribunal has indicated that there are to be no more public hearings and Judge Mahon has indicated that he will be in a position to wind up the Mahon tribunal and finish its work next year. The question arises as to what is the purpose of this.
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: The Bill was originally published in November 2006. We did not hear much about it until the Taoiseach was going before the tribunals. At that point the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform decided that the Bill was urgent and should be taken. At that stage, when the Labour Party objected, supported strongly then by the Green Partyââ
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: ââthe Government decided correctly not to proceed. What is different now, other than that the Greens are sitting on the Government benches as opposed to the Opposition benches? Why is the Government proceeding?
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Many will see this as essentially a form of potential intimidation of the tribunal in the context of the Taoiseach being due to appear again in the near future.
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joan Burton: Yes.