Results 6,901-6,920 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: By the way-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----if Deputy Donnelly read the executive summary-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----he would know that what they have recommended, which recipe Deputy Donnelly seems to be following, is actually to use all additional funds to pay down debt, to give no relief to workers-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----and to put no extra funding into services.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: We have a balanced budget which is aimed at reducing the debt and the cost of servicing the debt.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: We have a balanced budget that is aiming at getting people back to work. We have a balanced budget that is aiming at getting more businesses back on their feet employing more people and we have a balanced budget which has an ambitious programme in my view, not yet big enough, of capital investment and significant additional investment-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----in health, education, agriculture and social services generally.
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 218, motion re hospital emergency departments (resumed) and No. 40, statements on reports of the Convention on the Constitution. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings in relation to No. 40 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.42 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the...
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: The Taoiseach addressed this yesterday. I am perfectly happy to see more time allocated to these important intertwined issues in relation to a single authority for the Shannon. A Bill on that was published by my colleague, Deputy Penrose, some time ago and some of the current work relies fairly heavily on Deputy Penrose's work, and I acknowledge that work here. On Deputy Michael...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: A number of comments in the executive summary may have escaped the Deputy's notice, so I would like to draw them to the attention of the House.Ireland's economic rebound is remarkably strong, underpinned by an ongoing successful macroeconomic adjustment and the supportive external environment. Economic growth is projected to moderate towards more sustainable rates in the medium term and...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: Yesterday we set out our plan regarding how to bring our country and our people forward, so that everybody who wants a job can get a job-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----and we as a society can move to full employment.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: What in God's heaven or earth is wrong or irresponsible about bringing unemployment down from 15.2% to 8.8%?
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: That is why the Commission, in its executive report, rightly acknowledges the gains and successes of Ireland. They are not total. We know that.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I oversee the Intreo and social welfare offices, so every day of my working life I meet young people who have not yet got back to work. It is my-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----passion and my mission to get them back to work. We have had remarkable success. That is our objective. The Deputy worked in a previous life with the IMF or the World Bank on debt. When we came into office, the debt level of this country was 123% of GDP.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: It is now, at the end of 2015, 97%.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: The projected debt level for the end of this year-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: -----is 92% or 93%.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Joan Burton: I know the Deputy is a policy wonk in this area, so let me say that they are the gross debt levels. They do not take into account the cash balances we have as a country and the interest the State has in the banks, which have already begun to realise cash to the Exchequer and will do so again in the future.