Results 6,561-6,580 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I understand the political parties are in favour. Can I ask whether the Technical Group or the Independent groups are in favour?
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I appreciate Deputy Catherine Murphy's own personal position in relation to the legislation because she has spoken on the matter at different times. I appreciate she is obviously not able to commit the Technical Group to the Dáil agreeing and, therefore, I will not proceed. The Second Stage is, therefore, on the agenda.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: As we are.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: There has to be general agreement for the House to agree that all Stages will be taken today. That agreement, as Deputy Catherine Murphy stated, is not forthcoming. In fact, only Second Stage is listed for the Dáil today.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: It is not possible, unless it is by the complete agreement of the House.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: Yes.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: We will be taking the Second Stage. That is what I would suggest. This is something that I have spoken out about down the years. It is certainly legislation that I and the Labour Party have supported. There are Members of differing views among the Independents. The Bill also received extensive discussion over a long period of time in the Seanad and that, probably, is one of the reasons...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I would be perfectly happy to contact the Minister to see whether the Deputies' access can be facilitated. I have had the privilege of visiting the different houses. As Moore Street is where I always did my shopping as a child, I remember the houses. From what I witnessed during my brief visit, they are in an extraordinarily fragile state. I hope that agreement can be reached with all the...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I am not familiar with the detailed operation of the company about which the Deputy is concerned. My understanding is that it is a company based in Cork, which has a significant number of employees. I am not au faitwith the details of its financial arrangements or its financial standing or position, but if there is information we can acquire to assist the Deputy, I would be happy to seek to...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: We now know, for instance, that 61% of people are paying their water bills.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: When the water conservation grant was-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----issued by my Department, including to people in rural Ireland on group schemes and with their own private wells, we received and were able, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, over a relatively short period, based on an online application system-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----to pay it to well over 800,000 people. We are all aware there have been difficulties and teething problems in the set-up stages of Irish Water-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----but the point is that Irish Water is now providing a service. Even during the recent floods, thankfully, the standard of water quality, which was a major risk in terms of the flood episodes-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----throughout the country, was maintained.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I spoke to Deputy McGrath about the Cabinet discussions on the impact of the flooding. One of the areas-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----about which people were most concerned was that water quality would be affected by the flooding.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I am happy to say that the number of episodes of water quality being affected was, thankfully, kept very low and they were of very limited duration. This the advantage of having a national utility-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----which is now cleaning up our rivers and lakes through an active programme of restricting the dumping of raw sewage into lakes in Ireland at about 42 different points.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: We are also subject to the EU water framework directive.