Results 40,521-40,540 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that are in place to ensure that Irish citizens claiming residency abroad for tax purposes comply with the requirement to be out of Ireland for a minimum of 183 days; if he has satisfied himself that the existing procedures are adequate; if there are plans to review the procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4830/04]

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach inform the House about the pensions (miscellaneous provisions) Bill? What categories of civil servants are to be covered by this Bill? Will it include, for instance, categories such as firemen?

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: The Bill was due to be enacted, passed and implemented by 1 April. It is important legislation——

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: —— and we have no information. Will the Taoiseach give the House some information on the reason it has not yet seen this Bill and when it will be before the House as it is important proposed legislation?

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: We were not told that the Bill's name was being changed. I ask that the House be informed. I had questions tabled to the Minister last week and I was not even told of the change.

Offshore Accounts. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Has the Minister an estimate of how many accounts in Northern Ireland are involved?

Offshore Accounts. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: The Minister spoke about the reasons people have offshore accounts. Is he aware of any reason for a Minister to have an offshore account? Why does he think a Minister would open an offshore account with a non-existent London address?

Offshore Accounts. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Would the Minister be concerned about it? The Minister condemned tax evasion. Would he be concerned that his colleague had opened an offshore account with a non-existent address? Would he be prepared to say to compliant taxpayers that such behaviour is simply not acceptable and has robbed our health and education systems of the money to fund them?

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Who is carrying out this independent investigation, examination or inquiry? The Minister spoke of an independent examination. What are its terms of reference and will the Minister put them in the public domain? The Minister must be aware that the award of contracts with regard to certain elements of audio visual supplies in the OPW, amounting to more than €800,000, has been the cause of...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: I am happy to hear that. Will the Minister of State answer my question about the terms of reference of this examination or inquiry? Is he saying that this official has been moved aside while the inquiries are under way? I draw the Minister of State's attention to the fact that there is serious concern, particularly among the businesses to which the Minister of State refers, that a number of...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister of State give us the terms of reference?

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: I thought only Fianna Fáil Deputies got invited into tents.

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if a survey has been carried out generally to establish the number of public servants willing to transfer to new locations under his decentralisation proposals; if the move will be voluntary and if no public servant will suffer in regard to career options or promotional opportunities if they do not wish to move to a new location; if an assessment...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: As regards the Minister's statement about clearer time lines for the sequencing of moves and transfers out of Dublin, is that coded language for saying that the decentralisation programme will take longer than the three years advertised in the budget? What are the clearer time lines? Is the Minister talking about the ten year period which has frequently been described as the time required? Is...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: As the Minister is aware, St. Valentine's Day has just passed. Does the Minister have any consideration for a couple, both of whom are civil servants, who may have two children with child care costs of between €800 and €1,200 per month? One may be moved to Killarney with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the other to Wexford with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: How does the Minister propose to deal with these issues?

Offshore Accounts. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the series of meetings being held by the Revenue Commissioners with chief executives of Irish financial institutions as part of its investigation into tax evasion and offshore accounts; if the meetings have now been reached; if conclusions have been reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Offshore Accounts. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Of the ten financial institutions to which the Minister referred, he stated in 2003 that three financial institutions had been dealt and clearly the Revenue has met a further five institutions. Does that mean that the Revenue has now concluded settlements with those institutions and their directors on the activities of the subsidiary operations of Irish financial institutions, not in this...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (10 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the findings in the recent annual report of the National Competitiveness Council that Ireland is now one of the most expensive countries in the euro zone for consumer goods and among the most expensive for key utilities; the steps being taken to address these issues in view...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in relation to the establishment of a CABAS school for autistic children on the southside of Dublin in respect of a place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [3865/04]