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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 1395. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will undertake a full review of the rights of artists here including a thorough examination of existing copyright laws and the current Competition Act. [19727/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 1408. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of April 2017, the number of staff hired and to be hired with the additional €3 million secured for her Department in respect of pay in budget 2017, in tabular form and being targeted specifically to assist in the response to the evolving Brexit scenario; and if she will make a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The Minister and the officials are very welcome. On the calculation of headroom that will be available by the end of the year, the forecast and the Minister's statement are upbeat about there being extra space at the end of the year. Will the Minister clarify what that is likely to be used for? Will it be for wage increases in terms of the current negotiations with the public sector? Will...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The Minister mentioned in his speech that the GDP growth forecast has been increased to 4.3%, which is very good news, yet he is saying now that there will be no benefit arising from that. I find that hard to understand.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Will there by any savings?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Is the Minister saying it is there already?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Could the Minister comment on the PPP costs by comparison with very cheap money available to the NTMA?

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: There was an agreement on the retention of records Bill by the last Government. Pre-legislative scrutiny took place in May 2015 to protect the records of the various commissions of inquiry into child abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the Residential Institutions Review Committee as well as to hold the records for up to 70 years. Nothing seems to have happened under the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: That was meant to happen over a month ago.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: When is it likely to come here?

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: I have a record stating-----

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: -----that negotiations must be conducted as a single package in accordance with the principle that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. Which is it to be? We have published a very detailed statement on Brexit. The Labour Party has recommended 20 separate actions which need to be addressed in terms of the island of Ireland.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: In terms of the Taoiseach's communication with me - he did not get a chance to stand up and say it - a consolidated policy paper is being prepared and will be published in advance of the European Council on 29 April.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The Dáil will not meet again until 2 May. The Taoiseach-----

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: -----is depriving people of Ireland - in the form of the Dáil - of the chance to discuss the only detailed proposal.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: I am glad the Taoiseach is acknowledging it.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: I do not need any allowance from Deputy Coppinger. I am elected to the Dáil and I follow the rules of the Dáil. Thank you very much.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: This is clearly the most important Council summit an Irish Head of Government will attend since our accession to EEC membership. To judge by the previous comments, it is building up to feel rather like the time Michael Collins went to London. Lots of people are obviously getting the knives and the pickaxes ready. On behalf of everyone in Ireland, I wish the Taoiseach well at the summit....

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: I am going on the answers the Taoiseach has given us continuously here.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach has given us these answers continuously. I am basing this on his answers to me on numerous occasions. As expected, the draft guidelines published by President Tusk place a premium on an orderly, non-disruptive withdrawal. They also place a premium on the Union acting as one. These are important enough statements of principle. I wonder if we will achieve a common...