Results 7,661-7,680 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I understand it was included in the draft schedule and discussed and agreed to. I can get the Whip to refer back to the Deputy.

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: No.

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services: Leave to Introduce (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I move:That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2015:Vote 6 — Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 7 — Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 12 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services: Referral to Select Committee (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I move:That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December 2015, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following select committees or sub-committees, as appropriate, pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(c) and (6)(a) and 159(3), and paragraph (8) of the Orders of Reference of Select Committees, which...

Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Referral to Joint Committee (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Policy Directive in draft:Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 29th October 2015, be referred to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, in accordance with Standing Order...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I will not reply until Deputy Cowen is willing to listen.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The current regime was legislated for by the late and greatly regretted Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan. Deputy Cowen knows as well as I do that proposals in different counties - he mentioned Dublin and Longford - are all dealt with in exactly the same way, which is on a revenue-neutral basis.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: That has been going on in different areas around the country. In addition, local authorities, because they now have significant revenues from the property tax, for instance, have decisions to make about the level of funding under different headings.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: There are currently no proposals to introduce a new valuations Bill, if that is what the Deputy is proposing.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The existing legislation was introduced by Fianna Fáil in government.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The consolidated Bill on domestic violence is expected early next year. On the Deputy's second point, I confirm there will be statements on the North next Wednesday, as previously indicated. I take this opportunity, on my own behalf and on behalf of the Labour Party, to wish the First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson, well in his retirement. Having spent quite a lot of time at the negotiations...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Deputy Bannon has raised this issue with me before and I wrote to him on the matter as recently as 28 October. I understand how stressed people are, particularly when there is theft of livestock, materials and machinery from farm premises. The presentation by the IFA was very impressive, particularly the focus on finding ways of identifying and labelling machinery. As was stated at the...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Justice and Equality has to bring the report she received from the committee to Cabinet. I anticipate the passage of legislation will then proceed as quickly as possible. I certainly want to see it done before Christmas.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I welcome the Deputy's support for the proposals the Minister of State has made and into which he has put a great deal of work. The proposal is to be brought initially to the Cabinet sub-committee and thereafter to the Cabinet. I expect it to be brought before the sub-committee quite soon.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I do not have a likely enactment date at this point in time.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The situation the Deputy outlined is clearly a matter for councillors to bring forward for debate at the council and to present to the chief executive the views and concerns of the local community. I am not aware of any legislative proposals specifically in regard to gasification.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Supplementary Estimates were published in detail on budget day.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: We have had a very detailed debate on the budget. The additional funding which, as the Deputy correctly said, amounts to over €1.6 billion in gross voted expenditure in 2015 has allowed the Government to target additional expenditure at areas experiencing increased demand and demographic pressures, particularly the education system, An Garda Síochána and a number of other...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I hope Sinn Féin will be able to agree to that proposal.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: In case I was not clear, I indicated to the Deputy that I was open to having a further debate on the Supplementary Estimates in the House-----