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Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I met Amnesty-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I met Amnesty at great length and we are having the Amnesty recommendations and report examined. Some of the proposals in the document do not reflect a complete understanding of the Irish Constitution and of its primacy and primary role in the future in changing issues in this area. The Labour Party has already had a very open and democratic debate and discussion on it. We voted against...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: She needs to set out her alternatives.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: She has not set out any alternatives.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 7, Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 1, Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 6, Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed), to be taken not later than 3 p.m. and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed,...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The proposal was agreed by the Whips. The problem arises from the significant loss of time there has been. The Deputy is a spokesperson in the area to which the legislation relates and it is very important. It deals with site tax, which has been generally welcomed, particularly by people involved in local authorities. It also deals with the reservations regarding social housing and the...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I mean the Deputy's party.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: We are interested in opening the rebuilding of the country and the fact so many people are returning to work after the mess in which Fianna Fáil left them. Fianna Fáil's cavalier attitude to housing and construction is part of the reason the country collapsed. We have recovered it and we have people back at work.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: On Amnesty International's report, I had an opportunity to meet at length in my office its secretary general, Mr. Salil Shetty, together with its officials, including the head of Amnesty International in this country, Mr. Colm O’Gorman. They presented the report to me, which I understand they also presented to a number of other members of the Government, including the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: It is rather unfair of the Deputy to single out lone parents in the context of abortion.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I note that young people from primary and secondary schools are in the Visitors Gallery. The Constitution provides the legal basis on which the Dáil rests. It is appropriate that every Member of the Dáil should have respect for the Constitution which dates back to the 1930s. I doubt if there are that many people alive or and serving in this House who voted on the Constitution....

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The RTE documentary, with other BBC "Panorama" programmes and the recent book, Lethal Allies, confirm that collusion between security forces and paramilitaries was endemic during the Troubles. Our position is that the people responsible must be brought to justice. That is also the Labour Party's position. The families of the victims deserve nothing less. The family of Councillor Fullerton...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Government has consistently called on the British Government to face up to its responsibilities in regard to what happened in the past. We have made it absolutely clear that an inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane should take place. We have also said time and again both here and elsewhere that the Ballyymurphy families should have the investigation they seek. The Government has made...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I will certainly talk to the Taoiseach about that matter. On the murder of Councillor Fullerton, we have continual discussions on the issues involved. Sinn Féin also has a responsibility. The IRA, too, has a responsibility to face up not only to the issues related to the disappeared but also to the issues of child abuse and specifically those raised by people such as Máiria...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I am aware that the Minister, Deputy Coveney, who is dealing with this issue directly, met recently with the IFA in, I think, Claremorris, County Mayo.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: It was a well attended meeting, with in excess of 500 in attendance. As such, it was not that private a meeting. I understand there was a fairly robust and detailed debate-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: -----on the issues which are very important for farmers. I realise, with all the changes taking place within farming, particularly for young farmers who have large investments and big commitments, either in terms of the acreage they own or acreage they may be leasing or renting, that there are big decisions facing family farms and farm companies. It is important that the Minister engages...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: So, the Deputy did know about it.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I thought the Deputy did not know about it.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I am still not clear on what Fianna Fáil is suggesting in regard to this issue.