Results 21-40 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Offshore Accounts. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Would the Minister be concerned about it? The Minister condemned tax evasion. Would he be concerned that his colleague had opened an offshore account with a non-existent address? Would he be prepared to say to compliant taxpayers that such behaviour is simply not acceptable and has robbed our health and education systems of the money to fund them?

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Who is carrying out this independent investigation, examination or inquiry? The Minister spoke of an independent examination. What are its terms of reference and will the Minister put them in the public domain? The Minister must be aware that the award of contracts with regard to certain elements of audio visual supplies in the OPW, amounting to more than €800,000, has been the cause of...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: I am happy to hear that. Will the Minister of State answer my question about the terms of reference of this examination or inquiry? Is he saying that this official has been moved aside while the inquiries are under way? I draw the Minister of State's attention to the fact that there is serious concern, particularly among the businesses to which the Minister of State refers, that a number of...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister of State give us the terms of reference?

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: I thought only Fianna Fáil Deputies got invited into tents.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach inform the House about the pensions (miscellaneous provisions) Bill? What categories of civil servants are to be covered by this Bill? Will it include, for instance, categories such as firemen?

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: The Bill was due to be enacted, passed and implemented by 1 April. It is important legislation——

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: —— and we have no information. Will the Taoiseach give the House some information on the reason it has not yet seen this Bill and when it will be before the House as it is important proposed legislation?

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: We were not told that the Bill's name was being changed. I ask that the House be informed. I had questions tabled to the Minister last week and I was not even told of the change.

Written Answers — Offshore Accounts: Offshore Accounts (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date by the offshore assets group of the Revenue Commissioners in its investigations into the use, for the purposes of tax evasion, of offshore bank accounts and trusts by Irish residents; the total amount of such funds identified to date; the total amount of tax collected in respect of these accounts; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of small self-administered pension schemes in the years 1997 to date; the number of participants; the estimated cost in tax foregone of such schemes from 1997 to date; the highest amount of relief availed of; and the average amount. [4816/04]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that are in place to ensure that Irish citizens claiming residency abroad for tax purposes comply with the requirement to be out of Ireland for a minimum of 183 days; if he has satisfied himself that the existing procedures are adequate; if there are plans to review the procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4830/04]

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: I call on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to instruct the three county managers of Fingal, South County Dublin and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, the successor councils to the former Dublin County Council, to pursue the repayment to each council of all moneys lost to them by the corrupt activities of George Redmond, as set out in the Flood-Mahon tribunal report No. 3...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Its members never even came in to the Chamber to speak.

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: The watchdog is out to lunch.

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Has it introduced legislation to allow the three judges on the tribunal to sit separately?

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Where is it?

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: The Minister of State should look behind him. We know who the experts are.

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister of State answer my question about his senior Minister instructing the Fingal County manager to seek to recover the moneys lost to the council?

Tribunals of Inquiry: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Joan Burton: I meant the managers.