Results 38,721-38,740 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister talk about the future for our young people?
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: That was the legacy of the Government under Albert Reynolds.
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: In those days nurses could afford a house which they now cannot.
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: People have 40 year mortgages.
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: The Minister has not dealt with the objective facts. There has been a huge rise in prices.
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: I am not losing the argument. The Minister is not answering the argument.
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: The Minister is not answering the argument.
- Interest Rates. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: The Minister did not answer any of them.
- Industrial Disputes. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for the Governments general programme of decentralisation, particularly in relation to State bodies in view of the recent agreement reached between FÃS and its employees at the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24946/06]
- Industrial Disputes. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: With regard to another decentralisation issue, a statement made by the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, when he was on safari in Africa, was quoted in The Irish Times. The report stated there was "legal doubt surrounding the status of contracted specialists". The Minister of State added: "We are waiting in the train station at Heuston en route for Limerick because until that legal...
- Industrial Disputes. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: I referred to a direct quote from the Minister of State.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 63: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: 21.â(1) In the case of an accused person tried on indictment for an offence, who has been acquitted, where at any time following such acquittal the Director of Public Prosecutions comes into possession of evidence which demonstrates that interference with the jury has occurred, he or she may apply to the...
- Tax Code. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increasing number of high net worth persons avoiding capital acquisitions tax on multi-million house transfers as a consequence of section 86 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 and the increasing use of licensing arrangements in respect of land transfer and development land deals, thereby avoiding capital...
- Tax Code. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Is the Minister considering, in the context of the next budget and Finance Act, amending avoidance legislation to cut off what have become two of the more notorious new ways in which very wealthy people can avoid legitimate taxation on very valuable property? According to the Minister's reply, 1,400 homes have been transferred under section 86, a Charlie McCreevy "special" from the former...
- Tax Code. (28 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Property is being sold in the Ballsbridge area on a weekly basis for over â¬1 million per acre and many deals of â¬50 million and upwards are being completed. The saving through the loophole regarding stamp duty costs the Exchequer approximately â¬5 million a week in Ballsbridge alone. Meanwhile, young couples who buy a second-hand house in the same area pay 9% stamp duty. That loophole is...
- Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (27 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU stipulation of rules governing the co-existence of genetically modified organism products and conventional products; when the outcome of the consultation on co-existence arrangements conducted by her Department in 2006 is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24588/06]
- Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (27 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the recent EFSA report on the incidence of salmonella in eggs in a number of European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24610/06]
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (27 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he is making to seek the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi; the further efforts he is making to oppose the Salween Dams and SHWE gas pipeline projects; if he will take all necessary measures to support the speedy restoration of democracy in Burma, if he will encourage the European Union and Ireland's...
- Leaders' Questions. (27 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: That is just one survey.
- Leaders' Questions. (27 Jun 2006)
Joan Burton: We are losing our temper.