Results 441-460 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: Would the Taoiseach ever tell the Department that?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if the policy of his Department with respect to social media has been updated. [28220/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: I firstly thank the Taoiseach for his comments on the previous issue, particularly the recognition that, for older people who have a retirement pension, the free travel allowance through the personal services card provides total privacy for people getting on and off buses, trains and other forms of transport on which the card can be used. People should not scare older people into feeling...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyber Security Policy (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: It is used for Tusla.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee A, economy, has met to date in 2019. [27940/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: I welcome the Taoiseach back.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: Last week's report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, is one of the strongest savagings I have seen by the council of any Government since the council came into being. It cited, in particular, the total disaster in terms of budget management, particularly in respect of health, as with projects such as the national children's hospital, and of housing. One point the Minister for...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has examined or commissioned a cost profile of the likely costs of a united Ireland. [36416/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: 598. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the restrictions now being placed on adopted persons that are tracing information on their birth families and particularly birth parents; her views on the policy of refusing to give identifying information in respect of birth parents particularly birth mothers on the grounds that this is in contravention of GDPR rules; and if she will...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: 599. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has received counsel from the European Commission in respect of refusing to give identifying information in respect of birth parents to adopted persons that are tracing; her views on whether adopted persons should have access to all of their own information and the full details included on all files in public records...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: I welcome the Minister here today. The Minister has already indicated that he is not inclined to change income tax credits or allowances for people paying income tax, which is the whole PAYE sector and others who pay income tax. Speaking at this committee last week the chairman of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council indicated that this is worth some €600 million. At a time when...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: -----is about smuggling.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: It is just one sentence.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: We are potentially looking at a smuggling zone. Nobody wants a hard border, but I understand there are about seven gangs operating along the Border, some of which have loyalist links, while the majority have republican links. What will the Minister do to deal with the smuggling issue? When I was in government we had lots of briefings.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: The Minister must also receive lots of briefings on smuggling.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: My point was about the source of the additional money.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister put a calculation on that-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: I am interested in some of the points Mr. Coffey has just made. The Minister has confirmed, at lunchtime or sometime before then, that there will be no income tax cuts in the budget. I imagine that allows for a certain amount of drag in that incomes will go up and with no additional cuts, there will be no cost. Does Mr. Coffey have a rough calculation of what that is likely to mean in...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: Mr. Coffey thinks it will be approximately €600 million.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)
Joan Burton: I heard an earlier estimate of €400 million, but it is higher because of what Mr. Coffey said about immigration earnings and PRSI receipts, which are incredibly strong this year. Is the pensioners' bonus safe? It is very important for pensioners on fixed incomes. By and large, they do not have an opportunity to earn extra income. Even for those who earn interest on savings, the...