Joan Burton
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The State of Us...George Hook. Politicians featured include Tanaiste Michael McDowell, Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte, former Labour leader Joan Burton, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, Minister for Transport Martin Cullen,... In this article: Pat Kenny, RTE, Enda Kenny, George Hook, Bertie Ahern, Joe Duffy, and Taoiseach |
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Independent.ie | November 17, 2009
Dream on, Brian -- Labour and FG just won't play ball
"There's nothing in it! Where's the beef? Where are the figures?" Joan Burton demanded, while a babble of disaffection rose from the Fine Gael benches. "That's a disaster of a speech!" shouted Meath East TD Shane McEntee. "A...
In this article: Labour Party, Labour Party, Fine Gael, Taoiseach, Mary O'Rourke, John Gormley, and Giovanni Trapattoni
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What we can expect from FG and Labour
...December 9 Budget. Labour's finance spokeperson Joan Burton told Finance Minister Brian Lenihan to "dream on" if he thought the Opposition would outline their packages long before the Government reveals their plans. Both Fine Gael and...
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Half of EUR4bn cuts just to pay surging debt interest
...expecting a further 72,000 job losses next year. Labour's Joan Burton said the pre-Budget figures confirmed the "appalling result of Fianna Fail's mishandling of the Irish economy". In line with other forecasts, the Department of...
In this article: Tax, Brian Cowen, Department of Finance, Taoiseach, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, Cost of living, Revenue, and Recession
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Brian's made up, but Joan gets lippy
...no problem with staying here through the night. We did it last week and it is not difficult," she added. "Don't be jealous, Joan," called out Fine Gael's Paul Kehoe. "Don't be childish, Paul," shot back Labour's Kathleen Lynch. Lise Hand
In this article: Alan Shatter, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, RTE, Paul Kehoe, and Timmy Dooley
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Lenihan vows to get banks lending again with 'binding' deal
...way that had never been envisaged. Labour's Joan Burton insisted there should be an oversight committee monitoring the working of NAMA on behalf of the taxpayer and reporting to the Dail every 30 days. Fianna Fail's emphasis on tax breaks...
In this article: Nama, Fine Gael, Labour Party, Richard Bruton, and Fianna Fail
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Lenihan to go on attack when he meets asset agency critics
...returns next month. Fine Gael finance spokesman Richard Bruton and Labour Party finance spokeswoman Joan Burton will be firing questions at Mr Lenihan after a week of sniping between the Government and opposition. Mr Lenihan has led the...
In this article: Fine Gael, Labour Party, Fianna Fail, Richard Bruton, and Phil Hogan
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TDs do a double take in the Dail as backbencher parrots speech
...executive officers." There was controversy two years ago when new Fine Gael backbencher Terence Flanagan was caught plagiarising a speech by Labour Finance spokeswoman Joan Burton -- after which he issued an apology. Original FG...
In this article: Martin Mansergh, Corporate governance, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, and Terence Flanagan
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TDs cross the finish line after marathon talks
...the legislation." Since last Thursday, Ms Burton, Fine Gael's Richard Bruton and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan never appeared to tire of life on NAMA Land -- only ever missing a minute of the debate here and there. While the NAMA...
In this article: Michael Woods, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, Richard Bruton, and Leinster House
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Ministers accused of cashing in on expenses loophole
...that ministers should be able to cash in on their expenses at a double cost to taxpayers." Labour spokeswoman Joan Burton said: "Every expense is paid for by ministers' departments, so there is absolutely no reason for them to claim this."
In this article: Fine Gael, Eamon Ryan, Tax, Taoiseach, Irish Independent, and Brian Hayes
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Joan Burton (born February 1949) is an Irish Labour Party politician and as of September 2007 is its Deputy Leader. She is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin West and is currently the Labour Party Spokesperson for Finance.
Burton is a native of the Stoneybatter area of Dublin city. She was educated at St Joseph Sisters of Charity Secondary School, Stanhope Street and University College Dublin where she graduated with a degree in Commerce. Former Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy was in the same economics class as Burton in UCD. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She has worked as a lecturer in Accountancy in the Dublin Institute of Technology and the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She is currently on leave from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
She lost her seat in the 1997 general election to Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party, but was re-elected to Fingal County Council in the 1999 local elections, on this occasion winning a seat in the Castleknock electoral area. She was re-elected to the Dáil for Dublin West at the 2002 general election. She was then appointed the Spokesperson on Finance. She was a candidate for the deputy leadership of the party in 2002, obtaining 24% of the first preference vote, but was unsuccessful.In September 2007 following an election contest for deputy leader she was successful this time, narrowly beating Jan O'Sullivan TD for the post.
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