Results 40,161-40,180 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: That is absolute rubbish.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: It has nothing to do with that.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister abdicated his responsibilities.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: That has nothing to do with this case.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: That is a red herring.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: What about the Minister's colleagues——

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: That is absolute rubbish.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister's predecessors, 40 years ago, condemned people to orphanages in this country.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Some 40 years ago——

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: It was not examined by the Minister. Deputy McDowell is Minister and he is supposed to read the cases for humanitarian leave to stay but he does not, he gets his officials to do it.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister does not deny it, he does not read the files.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister does not even read the files.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: That is the Minister's job under section 3 but he passes it to others.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister should acquaint himself with the Refugee Act and the Geneva Convention.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: By whom? Not by the Minister.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister does not listen to the case.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: We are asking the Minister to do his job.

Deportation Orders. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: He never reads the files.

National Development Plan: Statements. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Our consideration of the national development plan today gives us the opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved and the delivery of the Government's promises. Recently Forfás produced its annual competitiveness report for 2004. Although Ireland is now supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world, this is what it said about our infrastructure. We were 15th out of 16...

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: Has the Government had time to consider the fact that as the Revenue Commissioners announced today, the former Deputy Dennis Foley has paid them €580,000? On the record of this House, Deputy Foley said at the time that he hoped against hope that his account was not an Ansbacher one. It now seems to have been a very large Ansbacher account.