Results 38,601-38,620 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: The Minister addresses matters not contained in the report. On a point of order, is the Minister required to address the motion on the report?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: Deputy Curran should be making representations to get buses for his constituents.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: The Deputy did not get them.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: The Minister should congratulate me for having standards at least.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: Has the Minister taken a bus or train in Dublin?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: Has the Minister taken the bus to Thornton Hall?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: And the slowest.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: Is it like e-voting? The Minister is unlucky with computers.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: There must be something about the Minister and electronics that do not go together.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: The Minister knew about electronics from his previous Department.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: Was that like electronic voting?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: Were the people responsible for PPARS involved?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: No, we did not say that.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes with serious concern the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for 2005 provides continuing evidence of shocking waste and overspending on a range of public projects as well as the ongoing recurrence of serious tax evasion; deplores the continuing incompetence, mismanagement and failure to ensure that taxpayers get value for money, highlighted in the...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: I was paying the Minister a compliment. I intended to say that at least there appeared to be some standards on his side of the House.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: The Comptroller and Auditor General's report is another catalogue of error, omission and waste. We know the Comptroller and Auditor General has a technical job to examine Departments and so on. However, we have had a catalogue such as this in each of the past five years. I have no doubt citizens and taxpayers grow weary on hearing of them. Each item catalogued by Mr. Purcell and his team...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: There are lots of children in Dublin West with no school place. That has not been heard of since 1916.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: What about the parents with no school for their children?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: What about the parents who have no school for their children?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Joan Burton: People expect school places.