Results 39,241-39,260 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: The upgrade was four years ago.

Written Answers — Abuse Inquiry: Abuse Inquiry (31 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the proposed review into the inquiry process into alleged abuse at Brothers of Charity in Kilcornan, County Galway will be completed; the steps being taken to review this inquiry process; and when the report will be published. [3020/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (31 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the penalty and rewards system to encourage efficiency in hospitals here and that hospitals offering excellent care are being penalised; her further views on whether the criteria for judging needs to be refined and developed; if best practice in hospitals should be encouraged; if her Department recognises...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (31 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts on an annual basis from DIRT for each year from 1997 to date; the number of people or accounts of same levied in each of those years; the arrangements there are in force in respect of refunds where DIRT is levied on taxpayers with unused personal tax allowances and credits; and if there are special allowances in place in respect of...

Written Answers — Transport Plan: Transport Plan (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the action his Department will take if the study into the effects Transport 21 will have in tourism suggests a negative effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2497/06]

National Sports Stadium. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the further analysis requested by the Government from the Office of Public Works into phase 1 of the proposed development of sporting facilities at Abbotstown in west Dublin is complete; when this analysis and proposals in this regard will be brought to Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/06]

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Was the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children serious when she stated in her speech that there is a gross saving of €4.5 million rather than a non-capital spend of €56 million, a figure which, incidentally, was given to the Dáil in November when the Estimates were published just before the budget? She states that, by running the €56 million and the current overspend of €53...

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Rubbish.

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: That is Enron accounting.

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Yes, it is.

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: What happened to the carryover?

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: No, I asked what happened to the carryover. It is abandoned.

Vote for the Health Service Executive 2005-06: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: The carryover is dead.

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Will the Tánaiste clarify whether the Government will agree to the Minister for Finance accompanying her in answering questions on this matter? In his end of year statement, the Minister boasted about an underspend on Government balances of €564 million on current spending. Yesterday, however, he confessed in a personal statement that €56 million had gone AWOL.

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste has a particular responsibility in this matter but the Minister for Finance has responsibility to answer questions in the context of his personal statement. Perhaps it requires Inspector Clouseau or Hercule Poirot to discover what happened to the €56 million. The Minister for Finance has a critical role in this because he has oversight of Government spending.

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: We have received completely different figures for underspends and overspends on current and capital figures.

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Will the Tánaiste be accompanied by the Minister for Finance when she comes into the House to answer questions on this fiasco?

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: If this happened in Uganda, we would be worried about a banana republic. It has not happened here before and we are entitled to answers.

Written Answers — Consultancy Report: Consultancy Report (25 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the Deloitte & Touche report on the future of the ESB will be published; the reason there has been such a delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2103/06]

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (25 Jan 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on proposed consultations with stakeholders involved in inland fisheries during 2006; his plans for the establishment of the national inland fisheries authority and national and regional advisory councils; his further views on the Farrell Grant Sparks report; and if he will make a statement on the...