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Unwelcome attention for D(C)ENR

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:15:42 +0000

A Private Members’s Bill (PMB) from Joan Burton (Labour) (here) to reverse the legislation that introduced these punitive charges will come before the Oireachtas shortly. In the meantime, Damien deserves our thanks not just for his …... Continue reading »

Ireland's date with destiny arrives

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:59:11 +0000

I've heard people I have respect for, such as Labour's Joan Burton, talking about how it protects women's rights, stops the trafficking of people etc. As far as I'm concerned, these matters can be dealt with in a way that that doesn't …... Continue reading »

Why I’m voting YES.

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:36:48 +0000

In which case, you could read what feminists such as Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Joan Burton or The Women’s Alliance for Europe have to say on the matter. These are the three biggest reasons that affected my decision to vote in favour …... Continue reading »

Housing market bad on both sides of coin

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:01:02 +0000

“First-time buyers have been hit and hit hard by the credit crunch, and so far our Government has done nothing to help them or intervene in the market,” said Labour's finance spokeswoman Joan Burton. “Cowen himself killed the property …... Continue reading »

local update - tyrrelstown

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:37:11 +0000

Your local Labour Party representatives are Joan Burton TD and Cllr Michael O’Donovan. Joan can be contacted at 6184006. Michael can be contacted at 087-2207798 or e-mail on michael.odonovan@fingalcoco.ie. …... Continue reading »

TYRRELLSTOWN - LOCAL UPDATE

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:49:07 +0000

Young people urged to vote Yes in Lisbon poll

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:01:53 +0000

Earlier, Labour deputy leader Joan Burton said people were “highly sceptical about the Lisbon Treaty. In part this is because they have no sense that the Government is seriously engaged in explaining the treaty’s terms to them, …... Continue reading »

more on Bank of Ireland's lost laptops

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:31:10 +0000

The opposition parties are, as expected, getting their mouths in on the act: Labour deputy leader Joan Burton said “I am calling on the Financial Regulator and on the Information Commissioner to make a clear statement on the …... Continue reading »

Adhmhaidin: Dé hAoine 11 Aibreán 2008

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:12:21 +0000

Dáil Éireann - Díospóireacht i nGaeilge: An Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue, Enda Kenny, Brian Cowen & Joan Burton.... Continue reading »

Response to the Second Interim Report

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:10:02 +0000

Joan Burton is succinct also. PJ Mara is also mentioned - a guy who was Director of Elections again last year, despite having forgotten to tell the Tribunal of an offshore bank account, and failing to cooperate with the Tribunal. …... Continue reading »

Mental hospital move put in doubt

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:26:07 +0000

Labour deputy leader Joan Burton, who obtained the information from the HSE, said: “Privately, quite a number of senior people in the HSE have told me they believe it is a very bad idea to have the mental hospital located in the grounds …... Continue reading »

Chancer Of The Week: Big Fat Liar!

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:24:36 +0000

Terence made an informed and nuanced speech on a Finance Bill yesterday; funnily enough, several passages of the speech bore a startling resemblance to a speech made the previous day by Labour’s Joan Burton. Initially, Terry laughed the …... Continue reading »

Competition, the law and the ‘class interest’…

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:08:03 +0000

Byrne gently and methodically deconstructs Labour frontbencher Joan Burton’s accusation that he is a Neo Con for voting against Michael D Higgins’ proposed amendment to the Competition Act:... Continue reading »

Joan Burton calls me a neocon!

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:53:49 +0000

Getting back to Joan Burton, she certainly doesn't know me or my politics. I wore a “Gore got More” t-shirt for years after neocon George Bush won the US presidency despite getting less votes than Al Gore. In fact, I think of Al Gore as …... Continue reading »

Bus Strike - 60000 stuck in the rain

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:40:04 +0000

Joan Burton said she was having a bad hair day in the Dáil this morning, and even Bertie was expressing his sympathy for commuters stuck walking to work in the rain today. Interestingly, the bus drivers simply want to start their routes …... Continue reading »

Burton is new Labour deputy leader

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:53:00 +0000

Joan Burton has been elected as the new deputy leader of the Labour Party.... Continue reading »

Three TDs interested in Labour post

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:07:43 +0000

Eamon Gilmore, Tommy Broughan and Joan Burton have expressed interest in the role of Labour Party leader.... Continue reading »

Web Round up - Day 25 + 4

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:23:21 +0000

Web Round up - Day 25 + 4 Writes Maman Poulet of Maman Poulet on May 28th, 2007 Read More: … d round them up for ye. Joan Burton had fish, chips and left over chablis to celebrate her re-election on Friday, she avoided the count like many other candidates. Unlike the cinema going kind, Joan went... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLTICS - ELECTION, THE OVERVIEW

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:14:01 +0000

By the times the polling stations closed at 10.20 last Thursday night, Bertie Ahern was exhausted. This had been his toughest campaign as Fianna Fail leader, physically and psychologically. The first one in 1997 had been hard but he was a younger man and also the challenger... Continue reading »

Final Poll in Dublin West

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:26:35 +0000

Final Poll in Dublin West Writes Cian of Where’s Me Country? … . Final Poll in Dublin West Brian Lenihan, FF, 8496 Leo Varadkar, FG, 8710 Joan Burton, Lab, 7905 … . Varadkar elected on fifth count which just left Burton and Higgins. Burton takes the seat by about 500... Continue reading »

What’s the reaction from Labour’s candidates?

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:41:00 +0000

So now that the election has been called, what’s the reactions from Labour’s candidates? Well, the few of them who blog at least. Eric Byrne is pretty sanguine: Well, Bertie has finally sounded the starting gun …but I can’t say today is any different from yesterday, we’ve been campaigning for years. Still, it’s a relief to finally know the... Continue reading »

The legacy of bad education planning in Dublin 15

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:29:45 +0000

The legacy of bad education planning in Dublin 15 April 27, 2007 at 4:52 pm Â· Filed under Blog [ Roderic O’Gorman at St Patrick’s school protest outsideÂ Dail] The lack of education facilities in Dublin 15 has been the dominant issue of the week. On Tuesday I was invited to attend a demonstration outside the gates of the Dail which was... Continue reading »

Unsolicited, Unnecessary, Unwelcomed

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:06:03 +0000

[ Imagesca84cgii] It came at the end of the speech. Covering all the bases, including his Commitments for Change, with passionate words on the health service (‘health is a community service, not a market commodity’: absolutely), the Labour Party leader was drawing to a close, with a final appeal to the electorate and a motivation to the... Continue reading »

Government Anti-Family? - Ireland

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:43:40 +0000

The Government’s controversial tax individualisation scheme has been branded unfair by the main Opposition parties. Labour and Fine Gael have both pointed to a growing income gap between homes with a stay-at-home spouse and those where both spouses are working. Now the issue looks set to become an election issue. The difference in take-home pay... Continue reading »

Debt, bad sums and property taxes

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:13:47 +0000

It’s extraordinary that the Minister for Finance can glide over a hideously inaccurate budgetary forecast by saying that it’s a result of prudent and far-sighted government. Yet this is how Brian Cowan explains the Exchequer returns for 2006, issued by the Department of Finance, which show that there was a surplus of €2.265 billion in 2006,... Continue reading »