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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: ...in the next period of time, it will actually drive property prices up, so there will be no net gain. In a certain sense, it is a distraction. I do not know the argument behind it. The Minister may feel it is a confidence-building measure for developers and builders, who in many cases are on strike, and for banks, which in many cases are on strike as regards giving credit to small and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: ...to include this in the assessment in respect of a mortgage to rent property, a low-rise mortgage or a local authority SDA loan. Other than the flashy publicity the scheme has generated, I am not sure of the point of it. The Minister's feeling may be that generating that publicity will, in some way, kick start the market, but I do not think that will happen. At this time having serious...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: ...debts. In the context of this very vulnerable area and the proposed Garda strike involving the withdrawal of services, what proposals does the Taoiseach have to ensure not just adults but children can feel safe? The Taoiseach has taken on the leadership of this. Has consideration been given to a policing plan for the area? Will the Taoiseach tell us what additional Garda resources have...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: ...the family table in terms of budgeting how they will spend money on their children. The second set of headlines I saw, particularly today and over the weekend, indicated that this would be a grey budget and that pensioners would benefit, in particular. They must be feeling as though they are sucking on a lemon because the package announced today by the Government is significantly below...

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: -----use the health committee and if people feel it would be appropriate the justice committee. We should invite all of those doctors, who have such enormous expertise in the area-----

Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Jun 2016)

Joan Burton: ...children benefit from meeting and getting to know others from different backgrounds and religions. Most of us agree that diversity in our schools is an opportunity for society, not something to feel threatened by. No Member would support the idea of parents being coerced to baptise their children just to secure a school place for them. We would, I hope, find this offensive, from both a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Admissions (28 Jun 2016)

Joan Burton: Following on from the previous discussion, does the Minister agree it is unfair and discriminatory that parents feel they have to baptise their child in a particular religion to have a serious chance, if not certainty, of securing a local school place in the area where the child lives? Will the Minister consider supporting, therefore, the Labour Party's Bill, which proposes to amend the...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Joan Burton: ...German imperative. However, unlike Houdini it does not seem to be able to find the key. It is full of good intentions but contains relatively little action. People in many European countries feel that things they or their parents took for granted - constant and continual incremental improvements in their lifestyle - are put under threat by changes that appear to come from what for...

Pre-European Council: Statements (21 Jun 2016)

Joan Burton: ...are prosperous enough on paper and some, like ours, are either in recovery or still in the depths of economic crashes and difficulties. It is understandable that people in many European countries feel that things they or their parents took for granted - constant and continuous incremental improvements in their lifestyle - are put under threat by changes that appear to come from a very...

Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: First Stage (21 Jun 2016)

Joan Burton: ...benefit from meeting and getting to know children from various backgrounds and religions in school. Diversity in our schools is an opportunity for our society, not something by which we should feel threatened. All Members of the House will have heard the anecdotal and factual evidence of parents feeling forced to baptise their children to secure a school place. It is unlikely that any...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jun 2016)

Joan Burton: ...is taking place in the North and our neighbouring island. There are probably people in the Chamber who favour Brexit. However, the context of Brexit should be remembered. We need to understand why people feel alienated from European institutions which have brought an end to war on the Continent and were constructed in the context of the horrendous Second World War. As a result of the...

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: ...Organisation for Migration and the other UN organisations are incredibly well-meaning but, by God, they are very slow to respond. The Irish efforts must fit into that framework. The genuine feeling of people in Ireland in favour of being able to help people who are under the most appalling pressure and stress is probably our greatest strength as a country. We should then look to the...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: ...for us here in Ireland and for many in the UK. I wish people in the UK well during this debate and say to them that we respect absolutely citizens' right to vote as they decide what is best for them and the United Kingdom, but to those with links to Ireland I say we feel we have done well out of this and would like to see our friend, neighbour and trading partner stay with the EU. Let...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Debt Collection (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: ...;100 per week, agreement was reached with the person concerned to increase the deductions to €50 per week and deductions at this level have been made from her CA payment since January 2015. If the person in question feels they are unable to sustain that level of deduction at this point, it is open to her to request a reduction of the weekly amount being refunded by applying to...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...particular complaints is probably his own unfortunate experience, to which he has referred on many occasions. Understandably, he has a very strong vested interest in, and probably even stronger feelings about, what happened in the context of the collapse in the values of properties when the economy and property valuations collapsed. A portfolio worth almost €6 billion, like many...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: As somebody who was involved in the building trade, I know from some of the public records and the media that he suffered. This does not mean that because he feels a very strong personal sense of grievance, which I understand, that his claims of wrongdoing against NAMA stand up. I said to him before on this that NAMA is answerable to the Committee of Public Accounts. I strongly advise the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...fund for the employment of people with disabilities and the disability awareness training scheme. For those who are in receipt of invalidity pension or illness benefit (for at least six months) and who feel they now have some capacity for work, the partial capacity benefit (PCB) scheme allows them to work and retain a portion of their social welfare payment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...who might contemplate doing so, it is also concerned at the potential negative impact that such disclosure might have on the willingness of organisations to participate in the scheme, and, on balance, feels that the public interest is best served by not disclosing their details. The Deputy is aware that the Information Commissioner affirmed the Department's refusal of access to the...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Joan Burton: ...to be helpful to the House. We have no difficulty in putting on additional time and particularly utilising Fridays and Mondays to address any of the outstanding recommendations that the Deputy feels would benefit from more detailed discussion and debate in here. We can provide a lot of time for that and I am sure many Deputies would be anxious to avail of the time to debate that in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: ...at 50% for means test purposes. Furthermore, the partial capacity benefit (PCB) is available to recipients of illness benefit (who have been in receipt of the payment for at least six months) or invalidity pension and who feel they have some capacity for work and wish to avail of employment opportunities. If awarded, PCB will allow them to continue to receive a percentage of their...