Results 181-200 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- National Aquatic Centre. (27 Jan 2005)
Joan Burton: I thank the Chair for allowing me to raise this important issue. I call for the establishment of an independent international and expert inquiry into the recent forced closure of the National Aquatic Centre as a consequence of storm damage sustained after Christmas. Up to 60 local people working full-time and part-time at the centre have been laid off and a valuable amenity for swimming as a...
- Written Answers — Hazardous Farm Waste: Hazardous Farm Waste (27 Jan 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the inquiry by the British Environmental Agency into allegations that Ireland illegally transported hazardous waste containing a high risk of BSE infection to the UK; if her Department has co-operated with that inquiry; if that inquiry has concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1915/05]
- Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (27 Jan 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has received a report on the importation of contaminated animal feed (details supplied) which was found to contain fragments of bone; if she has satisfied herself with the level of prevention measures to deal with such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1916/05]
- Information Society. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Does the State have statistical breakdown of the assets, the property, in particular, intellectual property generated as regards Media Lab Europe in Ireland? I ask in the context that this was an important element of the State's information society policy.
- Tax Code. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Finance if a preliminary finding has been received from the European Commission that this country's tax exemption for income from stallion fees is in breach of EU competition law; when the exemption was first drawn to the attention of the Commission; the details of the response which the Government has made to the finding; the action he will take arising...
- Tax Code. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Does the Minister accept that, in effect, the European Commission has made a preliminary finding regarding the tax relief for stallions? Has the Government made any further responses recently to inquiries from the Commission for more information, particularly on the point that Irish tax rules relating to stallions breach competition law and act as a State aid to stallion owners and companies...
- Tax Code. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Stallions can be non-resident for six months a year with their owners still benefitting from the tax break. This tax break is in place at a time when pensioners pay tax on modest incomes. Are there tests of what constitutes six months non-residence for stallions? In particular, does the Cinderella rule apply? For example, if a stallion is out of the country before midnight, does that count as...
- Tax Code. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: It is important for non-resident taxpayers.
- Tax Collection. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: The Minister should get a PR adviser.
- Tax Collection. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: No.
- Proposed Legislation. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Does the Minister agree that tax evasion is a crime? It can be a significant one against society when money that would otherwise be available for important areas such as health and education does not become available. Is the Minister bearing in mind the Revenue Commissioners' finding that legislation on tax evasion makes any prosecutions in the area difficult? Is the Minister aware that bank...
- Proposed Legislation. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Will the legislation include an offence of aiding and abetting putting money offshore for the purposes of tax evasion? I understand that is the difficult point. Did the Minister receive representations from commercial or banking interests or the tax advisory industry regarding this matter?
- Proposed Legislation. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Did he receive any from banking or other commercial interests?
- Tax Code. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Does the Minister agree that it is not appropriate for an individual with an income of perhaps â¬200,000 per year not to pay at least the standard 20% income tax rate after the ordinary personal tax credits and so on have been applied? It is very difficult for someone on the average industrial wage, on a gross income of about â¬30,0000, having the top tax rate of 42% applied for some of...
- Tax Code. (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister undertake, in regard to the consultation, to publish all the documentation because a critical issue in respect of many of these schemes, as initiated by his predecessor, is that a cost benefit analysis was not done? In the Finance Act of two years ago, the generous tax breaks available for private hospitals were initiated by a letter from a general practitioner in the former...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken by the Revenue Commissioners to determine the exact amount of any overpayment by PAYE workers; the procedures being put in place to ensure repayment of any such amounts; the steps which are planned to alert taxpayers that they may have overpaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2463/05]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent suggestion made that high income earners who are paid more than â¬200,000 per year should pay a minimum 20% tax; if he intends to take steps to ensure a minimum tax contribution from high earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2462/05]
- Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (2 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his position in relation to the review being prepared at EU level with regard to meeting the world millennium development goals adopted in September 2000 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2755/05]
- Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (2 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on the recent report of the group of experts on world poverty to United Nations General Secretary, Mr. Kofi Annan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2756/05]
- Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage. (8 Feb 2005)
Joan Burton: I echo Deputy Bruton's good wishes to the Minister on his first Finance Bill, which is a momentous responsibility and occasion. I put a modest proposal to the Minister's predecessor who was not inclined to entertain my suggestions, namely, that our tax system should develop the office of a tax ombudsman or advocate, as it is called in some countries, on behalf of the taxpayer. This is long...