Results 8,781-8,800 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: My understanding is both will be before the House this session.
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: As the Deputy probably knows, the legislation has completed its passage through the Seanad. I anticipate it will be before the House this session. As I understand, there is general all-party support for the particular section. I anticipate it should have a reasonably rapid passage through the House.
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: With regard to the domestic violence legislation to which the Deputy referred, the heads were cleared by the Government on 14 July so work is under way on it. It is anticipated to be in the House early next year. We also anticipate family courts and the Istanbul Convention next year. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy more specifically on the Istanbul Convention.
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: On the last point, I understand the expert with regard to chairing and provisioning the panel was appointed recently.
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: That work is under way. It is very specialised work for the reasons the Deputy outlined. I understand the Minister is anxious to get somebody who is an outstanding international expert but who also has experience of the Irish construction sector. I understand this has been achieved in the person appointed so the work of the panel has commenced. With regard to the international...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Without labouring the point, this House decided, in establishing the NAMA legislation, to have the strictest barriers between politicians' contact with NAMA, including office holders. The rules were stricter than those in place in any previous legislation of which I am aware. The record will show that I did not particularly care for the NAMA model, which was brought forward by Fianna...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Deputy Wallace might also be in a position to assist the Northern Ireland authorities. It is a matter of judgment for him as to whether he is prepared to do that.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: I suggest that Deputy Wallace think seriously about using the availability of the Committee of Public Accounts. To be perfectly honest, he is suggesting another commission of inquiry without having established the broad level of facts. If a commission of inquiry was announced tomorrow, how long will it take and where will the public debate and examination take place? Commissions of inquiry...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: A commission of inquiry would follow after the Committee of Public Accounts has had an opportunity to seriously examine the issues.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Simply reaching for that has become an automatic default response of the Opposition and, to be honest, it has not done the preliminary work. Deputy Wallace should offer his insights to the investigating authorities in the North and the UK.
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 1 - Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Second Stage.
- Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: On the Supreme Court judgment, the Attorney General is examining the judgment on behalf of the Government and we will await that detailed analysis and advice. It is the policy of the Government to help families to stay in their homes. As the Deputy knows, the number of solutions for families to stay in the family home has increased. The Government policy is dedicated to continuing to do...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: I thank the Deputy. I can understand that he has considerable detailed knowledge of this matter as he raised it on a previous day. As has been said, it is being investigated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the agencies dealing with serious crime and fraud in the UK and the Northern Ireland Committee for Finance and Personnel.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Does Deputy Wallace not believe that, in the first instance, he should give the information he has in his possession? Perhaps he could go to the committee and set out the information that he knows of in open session. I believe it is important in terms of the Northern Ireland committee-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: -----that if Deputy Wallace possesses such detailed information - as he has indicated - then perhaps he should give some consideration to doing that. I am unsure whether Deputy Wallace has done it in private. I am not aware that he has done it in public because I have not seen any reference to it.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Alternatively, the appropriate committee that deals with NAMA in this House is a cross-party committee, including members of Sinn Féin, chaired by the Opposition, properly, and including Independent Members.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: I put it to Deputy Wallace that if he wants further examination of the detail of what he is describing-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: -----and his opinions on the matter, then perhaps he should look to speak to the Committee of Public Accounts, either in private or in public. It is the committee that deals with NAMA. As Deputy Wallace is aware, NAMA was set up under fairly extraordinary legislation following a series of through-the-night meetings in this Chamber when it was established by the late Brian Lenihan, the...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Is there anything in the Republic of Ireland that Deputy Adams regards as being good?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Joan Burton: Deputy Adams told us previously that he did not need to know about economics.