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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Prime Minister Beata Szydło of Poland. [8524/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Was there any discussion about the matter of child benefit being paid in respect of children of Polish workers who are here in Ireland but whose children are living in Poland? This is an area that the Commission has not wished to change, but it was offered as a reform to David Cameron before the Brexit referendum. Mrs. Merkel has now indicated that she wishes to proceed with a German...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Tá ceist agam agus tá mé sa ghrúpa seo.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Ní raibh.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Ceist ghearr atá agam don Taoiseach faoi Log an Lá i gContae Chill Mhantáin.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Luggala, in County Wicklow, an estate of 5,000 acres which is currently open to the public, is owned by the Guinness family trust and has been in the care and guardianship of Garech Browne, whom the Taoiseach possibly knows and who has been very involved in the promotion of Irish music and the arts over a long period of time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: I would like to know whether the Cabinet Committee on Arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht has had an opportunity to discuss this. The estate may be bought by a private buyer and access to the public is a vital part of the facilities for walking which are available to the public.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: It is one of the most iconic beautiful spots in Ireland.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: Has this been discussed, either by the Cabinet or by the Cabinet committee?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant full funding to a school (details supplied) as applied for under the summer works scheme 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the United States Administration regarding changes to immigration procedures proposed and initiated by US President, Mr. Trump; and if he has received legal advice for any implications for Ireland. [7059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (21 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Scottish Government since the UK Supreme Court judgment on the role of the Scottish Assembly in the invoking of Article 50 to facilitate the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. [4576/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (16 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 62. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received legal advice as to the obligations of Ireland and the United States of America to refugees under the Geneva Convention. [7130/17]

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: It does not help this country, at a time of great difficulty, dangers and issues to be deal with, that we seem to have a Government of national confusion which technically is in charge but with very little to no authority in the Dáil and subject to endless disagreements within the Cabinet. I heard some of the Taoiseach's interview on RTE Radio 1 on Sunday and if I heard it correctly,...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: The health service was not quite good enough. There was a better private one across the Atlantic. Deputy Adams is so privileged and incredibly elite. What is a Government about, and this is the problem tonight? This is a vote of confidence in the Government. The Government is about doing the people's business on the people's behalf so that our children, families and people who work in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: While the Taoiseach and Deputy Martin were speaking, I had a chance to research what people have said about this enormous development in European policy. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, the Taoiseach's friend, has allied herself to the cause. Recently, she stated we have certainly learned from the history of recent years that there will be a European Union with different speeds and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: -----at a time when Brexit is probably the greatest issue that has arisen for Ireland since the collapse of the banking system in 2008.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: It is a real challenge. I appreciate many officials and Departments are doing a lot of work, but listening to the profusion this week it does not seem the Taoiseach is properly in charge of it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: No country has left the EU in 43 years.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: It will come up in Rome. The Taoiseach has just said it himself.