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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (17 Dec 2015)

Joan Collins: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who has been informed of non-entitlement to the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45743/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the annual grant allocation from Pobal to meet the bills community dervice programmes, such as the Cherry Orchard Equine Centre (details supplied), will face due to the welcome increase in the minimum wage, given that she has received correspondence from 65 programmes highlighting this serious issue, many of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if homeless persons receiving supplementary payments for a 15 month period were paid the Christmas bonus in 2015, given that as supplementary payment is the only payment the State pays to homeless persons and the logical outcome is that they should have received it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 943. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per square metre incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin for road resurfacing of regional roads in each of the years 2010 to 2015; if his decision to set maximum costs for surface dressing of regional roads in 2011 helped to reduce excessive costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1389/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Offices (19 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department was refurbished recently; the work done; and the cost. [2298/16]

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: I support the motion, "That Dáil Éireann has no confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection" tabled by my Technical Group colleagues. I find the amendment tabled by the Government somewhat odd. All Members are aware that this debate is about the appointment of David Begg, former general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and of the...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: No. The Government often defends the indefensible but perhaps this time, even for those who are not easily embarrassed, it may be a step too far. Surely, this was an opportunity to defend the Government's record on political reform in general. Was this not an opportunity for the Government to show how it has progressed the democratic revolution proclaimed by the new Taoiseach in 2011,...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: It continued by stating "TASC particularly welcomes the Government’s focus on widening access to people from 'all walks of life'".

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: It went on to state:It is important to note that, as the new guidelines are not underpinned by legislation, a change in culture is required to raise the currently low level of public trust in public life and state activities. The new guidelines rely on the integrity of Ministers to not seek to bend the new rules, and TASC will continue to monitor developments in this area. I believe the...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: The Tánaiste should be ashamed of herself-----

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: -----because the public's trust in the Government has reached the bottom of the barrel with this appointment.

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: I will make two appeals, one of which is to David Begg. There has been much discussion and praise of David Begg's integrity and of how good a man he has been over the past number of years. I was a young trade union activist in the CWU in the 1980s when David Begg became general secretary of that union. I remember being at the conference at which his taking of the job or otherwise was being...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: It is not rubbish.

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: It interesting that we are having this debate when the wealthiest people in the world are congregating in Davos to discuss the world economic situation. The recent Oxfam report, which showed a massive and increasing transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, was interesting. People have mentioned different numbers. The figures I have show that 62 people, 53 of which are men, have as...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: A total of 3.3 million people have signed up to the citizens' initiative against TTIP. This is a massive amount of people. There is a massive amount of concern among people about this deal. The attempt to negotiate this deal in secrecy behind the backs of people has failed and it is now out in the open. People are increasingly aware of its contents and are massively opposed to it. I...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: They have only been there for the past 18 months.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a pension for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [2915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (26 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the re-introduction of school screenings for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2903/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (26 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 348. To ask the Minister for Health why there is no BreastCheck clinic in the Dublin 12 area, given that a person in Crumlin who has to get a regular annual BreastCheck has been informed she has to attend at Tallaght Hospital or St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4. [2972/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (28 Jan 2016)

Joan Collins: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government is accepting the €2 billion offer from the Irish League of Credit Unions to build social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3644/16]