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- Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)
Joan Burton: I am disappointed with the attitude taken by the Minister and surprised he is not more familiar with the burden parents carry in terms of child care costs. It is increasingly the reality for young couples that both parents have to work in order to pay their mortgage. The cost of child care is prohibitive and the availability of places is limited, particular for people at the low wage end of...
- Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)
Joan Burton: ...Women's Day. It is important that the Minister should appreciate that the tax penalty or additional tax that will be paid by married couples where one or other spouse chooses to remain at home and care for children or an elderly relative amounts to â¬6,240. If a married couple decide that one spouse should remain at home, there are two penalties. The allowance for a married couple...
- Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Nov 2004)
Joan Burton: ââthey can legitimately expect, as a taxpayer, to be able to use the services of one of the major maternity hospitals in Dublin but unless they get a number they cannot even enter the system and be guaranteed that they will receive attention and deliver their baby in the hospital of their choice. That may be fine for women who are sufficiently well off to give birth to their children in...