Results 381-400 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Prime Minister Johnson at the United Nations. [39455/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sectors of the economy his Department has identified as needing targeted support in the event of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39452/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the latest work of the Office of Public Works regarding its strategic review of the Phoenix Park; the cost to date; the estimated further cost in respect of the review; the expected timeline to publish a report on the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39447/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Building Energy Rating Administration (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and cost of retrofitting projects the Commissioners of Public Works has undertaken in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, to upgrade public buildings to meet modern standards in terms of building regulations and energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39451/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public sector pay bill in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of full-time civil and public servants employed; and the whole-time equivalent employed for each of the above years. [39449/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the revised public spending code relating to the appraisal and management of public capital projects will be published; his plans to strengthen the existing guidelines and improve appraisal, cost estimation and management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39448/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide additional funding to a school (details supplied) to fit out its classrooms with the necessary furniture and appropriate materials for children with special needs following his Department issuing the school with a notice pursuant to section 37A of the Education Act 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39530/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Joan Burton: 572. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the threat to the viability of a centre (details supplied) which provides vital community services such as créche facilities and youth projects; if assistance will be provided to the community centre to cover the cost of essential fire safety and structural remedial works and to continue to...

Report on Relationships and Sexuality Education: Motion (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: I join with others in thanking the Joint Committee on Education and Skills for the work it put into the report and for the thoughtfulness of the report which will be enormously helpful to many people who work in schools and to parents. When it comes to this area, none of us is necessarily particularly expert. We are all human beings with different experiences. Most of us would like to see...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Pyrite Issues (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister is welcome to visit the school because he needs to see what has happened. The school has played ball with the Department and its patience has been abused. The Minister needs to ensure the Department buys a green strip near the school and erects temporary buildings while the complete refurbishment of the school is carried out.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Pyrite Issues (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to respond personally to what I have to say about the difficult situation at St. Patrick's national school in the Diswellstown area of Castleknock, Dublin 15. Unfortunately, this successful and much-loved school in Dublin West, which was built at the height of the Celtic tiger era and has 808 pupils in 28 classes, is riddled in construction terms...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Pyrite Issues (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for such a frank and honest reply. It is clear to anybody who reads the report that this school is in a dreadful state. It is as bad as anything in St. Luke's and Tyrrelstown without, perhaps, the same level of danger. How would the Minister feel if his children were in this school? His reply stated that:The Department of Education and Science as owners of the site and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: The Government is not doing anything to help them.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: Its courses and town hall meetings are not cutting the mustard when it comes to meeting the real needs of businesses, particularly smaller ones.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: How many customs officers are there?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: How many? Does the Minister know?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: Are they in place?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Finance has announced on several occasions that his Department has recruited additional customs staff and that those staff require training. First, how many of the staff are now trained and in place, particularly in the Border area? Second, in the context of the horrific attack on Kevin Lunney-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Joan Burton: -----has there been any exploration of using the Belfast agreement for an all-island arrangement in regard to customs? Frankly, many businesses, particularly small and medium-sized businesses, are terrified about what is going to happen in the event of difficulties with the Brexit arrangements.