Results 40,101-40,120 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Leaders' Questions. (20 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Did the Taoiseach check the number of trolleys in Blanchardstown?

Leaders' Questions. (20 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Has the Taoiseach ever visited the accident and emergency unit in the Mater Hospital?

Leaders' Questions. (20 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Is that the doctor-on-call service?

Leaders' Questions. (20 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: This is more management waffle and jargon.

Leaders' Questions. (20 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Too much management and not enough workers.

Leaders' Questions. (20 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: We do not have 14,000 gardaí.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will elaborate on his reported plan to allocate personal advisers to lone parents to give them a better opportunity to enter the workforce or the education system; the way in which the proposed system will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/05]

Written Answers — Register of Births: Register of Births (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 167: To ask the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach the number of births registered to families in Dublin 15 in each of the past three years. [11861/05]

Written Answers — World Bank: World Bank (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made a statement on the proposed appointment of a person (details supplied) as the nominee to the presidency of the World Bank; his views on whether this appointment is in the best interest of the developing world in the fight against poverty and the relief of the debt of such developing countries, as called for by the Government on a...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation in respect of PAYE and PRSI contributions for workers brought here from a non-European country for the purpose of employment in the construction industry, as widely reported in respect of a recent case (details supplied); if such workers are liable for PAYE and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11701/05]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if workers brought here from a non-European country for the purpose of employment in the construction industry, as widely reported in respect of a recent case (details supplied) are liable for social insurance and, if so, the entitlements these payments give such workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11701/05]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of national school classes in each national school in Dublin 15 which have 30 or more children; the number of teachers in national schools in the Dublin 15 area employed by her Department in each year over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11862/05]

Family Support Services. (19 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will expand on his proposals for a holistic scheme to help single parents go back to work as set out in his interview with a newspaper (details supplied) of 27 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/05]

Written Answers — Aistritheoirí Béarla-Gaeilge: Aistritheoirí Béarla-Gaeilge (14 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 29: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta conas is féidir le duine clárú mar aistritheoir i dtreo is gur féidir leis an duine sin dul ar an liosta aistritheoirí Béarla-Gaeilge atá ar fáil ón Roinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [11384/05]

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 44: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta ós rud é go bhfuil 41% de vótálaithe Ghaeltacht na Gaillimhe do thoghchán Údarás na Gaeltachta i gceantair a bhfuil an Béarla mar phríomhtheanga iontu, cén plean práinneach atá aige féachaint ar theorainneacha Ghaeltacht na Gaillimhe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [11385/05]

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste is responsible for underspending the Department's capital allocation by 13%. She is so incompetent she cannot spend her own money.

Written Answers — Infrastructure Projects: Infrastructure Projects (13 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status with regard to the proposed critical infrastructure Bill, which was first announced in October 2003; when it is likely that the Bill will be published; its main features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11061/05]

Written Answers — Quigley Report: Quigley Report (13 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to implementation of the recommendation made in the recent report of Mr. Dermot Quigley that his Department should review and consolidate its internal advice on all aspects of procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11060/05]

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Did the Taoiseach have a chance to go for a swim over Easter, and if so, did he try to go to the National Aquatic Centre? It is nearly four months since——

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Joan Burton: Yes. The Taoiseach has promised the Abbotstown Sports Campus Development Authority Bill to manage the Abbotstown centre. The roof is still off the pool. Irish swimming has practically been destroyed. The Government is doing nothing about it. I ask the Taoiseach when will the Abbotstown Sports Campus Development Authority Bill be published so we will know the fate of the pool?