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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: ...with Olly Murs or the many cultural and music events that took place. However, it is unprecedented for a Taoiseach to be involved in launching an entire programme which included events such as IRA Prisoners' Day at the Felons' Club, particularly when the Chief Constable, Mr. George Hamilton, recently referred to his concern that the IRA army council was still involved in Sinn Féin's...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Will Deputy McDonald tell me why anybody would believe Sinn Féin when Gerry Adams does not even know whether he is the leader of the IRA but does know Slab Murphy is a good republican? Just tell me that, Deputy.

Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...paramilitary organisations. These reports arose from the murder of Kevin McGuigan in August and ongoing criminal activity by a range of paramilitary groups. The assessment by the British Government of the IRA indicates it is clear the army council continues to exist and exerts control over Sinn Féin. It asks fundamental questions about our democracy if a party that is in government...

Events at Ballymurphy in 1971 and Legacy Issues: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: ...of the Troubles. The year was characterised by a major upsurge in loyalist and republican violence. The then Northern Ireland Prime Minister, Mr. James Chichester-Clarke, was forced to resign as a result. The IRA campaign accelerated, and the Ulster Defence Association also mobilised. Yet, the year will be probably, and most tragically, remembered for the introduction of the policy of...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: ...and the Deputy First Minister were present at the Stormont House discussions and I believe that Agreement provides a framework for us. The Smithwick report dealt with issues of Garda collusion with the IRA, for example, in the deaths of two RUC officers. When that report was published, my predecessor, the then Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, took a leadership role in dealing with...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: ...members or were involved in other events to be investigated. Sinn Féin also has a role to play, as does the broader republican movement. The families of the disappeared also need justice. The IRA must also face up to its role in covering up child abuse. The republican movement must address that issue. Máiria Cahill, for example, is entitled to justice for what happened to...

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...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: ...Cahill at length in my office. I did so because I wanted to hear her story for myself and draw my own conclusions. She told me about the abuse she suffered for over a year by the officer commanding the IRA in Ballymurphy at a time when she was in school preparing for her exams. She told me how, at a young age, she realised that she had to live with this horror for the rest of her life....

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: I agree with Deputy O'Dea, in that the greatest scandal perpetrated in Ireland was the armed struggle conducted by the IRA and Sinn Féin against the people of this country, including the many thousands who were killed, injured or had their lives destroyed. The Mahon tribunal paints a picture of corruption and abuse of power endemic in politics, primarily in Fianna Fáil. The tribunal found...

EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Joan Burton: ...modest, slim document will stand probably beside the treaty, the declaration of Irish neutrality in the Second World War, the decisions about joining the European Union, the issues dealing with the IRA and violence in this country, as probably one of the most important documents presented to the Dáil. It is presented on a snowy 1 December evening. Inevitably, because of the weather it...

EU Council Decisions: Motions (26 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: ...seriously laughable and would not deter these people for a moment. We need to re-examine what is going on. We have a long coastline and we are an attractive jumping-off point. We have a record of IRA and loyalist paramilitaries, who were always criminals but signed up in paramilitary colours, who have now slipped over to criminality. They have very sophisticated networks and full-time...

Northern Ireland Issues. (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: The report of the Independent Monitoring Commission drew attention to the fact that although, to a certain extent, it did not see the Real IRA or the Continuity IRA posing a fundamental threat at this time, it noted both groups were heavily involved in crime. It listed crimes such as drug dealing, tiger kidnapping, robbery, extortion, smuggling, fuel laundering and, specifically in the case...

Northern Ireland Issues. (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: ..., as the murders are savage and violent. People believe there are strong links with dissident republican groups. The Independent Monitoring Commission stated in its report that the Continuity IRA and the Real IRA are heavily involved in all the crimes I listed, the crimes that specifically torture decent law-abiding communities so that people live in fear. I accept it is helpful that...

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: ...organisations, her stance has been vindicated. The Taoiseach should comment on this matter. What is the Taoiseach's take on the present position in respect of the activities of the Real IRA and others who may have left IRA organisations? He is probably aware that a couple of shootings at policemen, as well as the horrific murder of Paul Quinn, have taken place in recent weeks. That...

Crime Levels. (24 May 2005)

Joan Burton: ...part of life in Dublin West. The Star newspaper reported on 19 May that the family of Mr. Rafferty had asked Sinn Féin councillor, Mr. Dathaí Doolan, to help them address the IRA death threat against their relative. The death threat originated with a dispute between Mr. Rafferty and an IRA member from the south inner city of Dublin about a relatively minor row at a 21st...

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Joan Burton: ...to whom I spoke could recall was the Offences Against the State Act which was passed overnight in very different circumstances in 1985. It granted the power to seize identified funds held by the IRA in bank accounts to prevent that organisation from withdrawing moneys at a moment's notice. IDA Ireland owns approximately 700 commercial properties and the deal to which the Minister referred...

Financial Services Regulation. (3 Mar 2005)

Joan Burton: ...know if the Minister shares the shock of most people who heard reference to a company, Chesterton Finance, in media reports concerning Garda investigations into money laundering and the Provisional IRA and other paramilitaries. I received the same reply as the Minister from the Director of Consumer Affairs in regard to Part IX of the Consumer Credit Act 1995. Does the Minister think this...