Results 38,161-38,180 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- House Prices. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: It is those in the Minister's party who own all the land. It is the seven developers who own all the land.
- House Prices. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: The Minister should talk to his developers in the tent.
- House Prices. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: On a point of order, the Minister is an inhabitant of the tent at the Galway races where the developers who own the bulk of land in my constituency hang out with him.
- House Prices. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Tell that to the people of Dublin West.
- House Prices. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: The affordable houses are a joke.
- House Prices. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Our local authority is the best in the country. The Minister is never done praising Fingal County Council.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent warning by the Central Bank of the risk posed to the Irish economy and its competitiveness by continued high inflation and its prediction that annual inflation is set to rise to 4.5% in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4210/07]
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Does the Minister appreciate the plight of the ordinary family who must do a week's shopping? The report of the Central Bank shows that Ireland is now the country with the highest level of prices in Europe and in the eurozone. Our price levels are 19.5% higher than the eurozone average. Ireland is significantly more expensive than either the UK or Germany. The Government is the primary...
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: During the term in office of the Minister, Deputy Cowen, Ireland has performed consistently badly on the European harmonised index of consumer prices, which is compiled by EUROSTAT. Since 1998, prices in Ireland have increased by almost 30%, which is the highest level among EU countries and almost twice as high as the EU average. The nurses' claim, in respect of which they are threatening...
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: People can buy houses in France and Germany.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: A nurse in France or Germany can afford to buy a house.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Can the Minister do something about the manner in which builders engage in land speculation?
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: A nurse could afford to buy a house at that time.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Nurses could afford to live in the Dublin area.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: I object to the guillotine on Second Stage of the Finance Bill. This must be the shortest ever Second Stage debate on a Finance Bill. The election is coming and obviously the Taoiseach wishes to clear the decks in case he needs to go to the country early. However, the debate on the Finance Bill has been reduced to ridiculous proportions. The Labour Party has been allocated two time slots,...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: It is disgraceful. This is the only opportunity I have to raise some of these issues or that my party has to debate them. If the Dáil is not able to debate money Billsââ
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: What is the purpose of calling us in if we cannot have a detailed debate on a money Bill? We object strongly to the guillotine.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Will it be in before the election?
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: Before the election.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2007)
Joan Burton: That is a promise.