Results 10,701-10,720 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: First, as the Deputy is aware, domestic violence affects men as well.
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We must be conscious of that point because it is terrible when it happens in any family. Discussions are ongoing on domestic violence and the Istanbul declaration. I do not have a date for when the discussions will conclude. Neither do I have dates on the other matters.
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: I understand the Bill will be published later in the year.
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Members of this Government have been very familiar with attacks being made in relation to political issues, in cyberspace, at events and so on.
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Of course I absolutely condemn any attack, anywhere, on any public representative. The fact that people's children and grandchildren were at home when some of these attacks were made, as was the case with the Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, is particularly reprehensible. I do not know whether the attacks were political or whether the attackers had other motives - that is for the...
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: I do not have an exact date for that. In response to Deputy McDonald's query about when the first meetings with the new British Administration would take place, I do not want to anticipate outcomes, but from everything I read, the results will be very tight, so I do not know when that administration, of whatever political colour, will come into being. However, we have a very close...
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: I look forward to seeing a closer working relationship between Leader, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland. I was in Kerry recently and, if IDA Ireland were to invest in the Kerry Technology Park beside the institute of technology and facilities for entrepreneurs in IT, from listening to the Tralee chamber of commerce it sees great potential for employment in the south west and specifically...
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 34, statements on challenges facing the European Union (resumed), to adjourn at 2 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 13, motion re proposal that Dáil Éireann adopts the “EU Scrutiny Work Programme 2015, Joint Committees’ Priorities”, to be moved on the adjournment or conclusion of No. 34; and No. 1, Criminal Justice (Terrorist...
- Order of Business (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: I do not have a date for the health reform Bill but last year the Government gave significant extra resources to the Department of Health and the HSE and this year its budget increased significantly. Already, additional funding has been given to the Minister for Health in respect of specific areas discussed on previous occasions. With regard to debt, the Department of Social Protection...
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: This has happened in campaign after campaign.
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Many people in the House know about helping families who unfortunately ended up with serious debts. What this legislation is attempting to do, and what the Department of Social Protection is doing-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We are spending as a country on behalf of all the citizens-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: What we are doing for that-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We are spending as a society almost €20 billion in respect of social welfare, and this money-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----or some of this money will go to the lady the Deputy has spoken about-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----and if she is relying on social welfare income she is getting very strong support from the State-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----which also wants to help her back to getting employment.
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Does the Deputy think-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Do you think you are running some kind of a kangaroo court-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----and that she can just do a tirade?