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Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: No. I am speaking about the amendment.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The amendment indicates that the credit for a worker paying income tax is €1,760, whereas the home carer's allowance is €770 for a single family in which a carer, usually the mother, stays at home. Most of us would not like the marriages of our friends and families to break up but if a married couple was to separate while retaining joint custody of their children, which is easily...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in his Department and its agencies currently based in offices rented by, rather than owned by, the State; the expenditure in rent for these offices; if it is intended that all these staff will be transferred to properties owned by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been a negative impact on the work of his Department or its agencies from the Government's Public Service Staffing Reduction Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/07]

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to private airports here; the private airports that have port of entry status; the proposals he has to grant port of entry status to private airports without such status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/07]

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the application for port of entry status in relation to Weston Airport, a private airport in west Dublin; when the port of entry status will be granted; the financial implications there are in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8722/07]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the situation in relation to the Bass (restrictions on sale) Order and Bass Fishing Conservation By-Law; if his attention has been drawn to the advice from the Fisheries Science Service of The Marine Institute that the regulation should remain and be enforced; if there are plans to renew this order; and if he...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reassure the parents of the children of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 that the school will continue to operate at its site in Mulhuddart village and that she has no plans to transfer the school to another site; if her attention has been drawn to the general concerns on this issue in Mulhuddart village; and if...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation of persons (details supplied) who have been approved for the affordable housing scheme and were told when they applied in 2005 that they would be offered a house in three months; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the family have been...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: PART 1 TAXPAYERS' ADVOCATE OFFICE 1.—The Ombudsman shall include in her annual report a special report on the overpayment of tax by PAYE taxpayers, and on the take up of credits by such taxpayers, and the branch of her office dedicated to ensuring that the take up of credits is readily available to all...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Minister is making a mistake by refusing to recognise that advocacy, particularly on behalf of the ordinary PAYE compliant taxpayer, is appropriate and necessary. In a manner that is typical of the modicum of arrogance that creeps in when one has been in Government for ten years, the Minister was somewhat tetchy when he stated, if I heard him correctly, that there is an increasing...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Minister referred to a proliferation of ombudsmen.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Minister referred to a proliferation.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: The Minister stated there was a proliferation of ombudsmen.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: There is no proliferation of ombudsmen. After ten years of debate, Members dragged out from the Government and its predecessor what I hope will be improved arrangements in respect of the Garda. The tragic case in Lucan over the weekend will demonstrate whether this proves to be the case. The Ombudsman for Children was established approximately two years ago and is quite active. It is...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for introducing amendment No. 10. Will he now ask the Revenue Commissioners to arrange an information campaign to tell families, in particular, that it will be possible to claim tax relief on all medical expenses and that there is no threshold? Young families and single individuals who go to the doctor irregularly, perhaps only during the winter flu season, need to know...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will confirm that a review of the supplementary allowance scheme has revealed significant inconsistencies in the levels of payments made under the scheme between different parts of the country; the steps he will take to ensure greater consistency in the level of payments made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional English language support teachers allocated to schools in the Dublin 15 area; the number of teachers full-time and equivalent allocated to each primary school and each post-primary school, following her recent announcement; the duration for which these teachers are appointed; if they are permanent...

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: Is the Tánaiste aware that over 500,000 people live under management companies in houses and apartments? Where is the promised legislation to regulate management companies in the interests of residents living in difficult circumstances?

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Joan Burton: When will the promised legislation be published? We do not want a seminar, we want legislation.