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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Remit and Legislative Agenda: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (28 Sep 2017)

Joan Collins: I concur with many of Deputy Brady's points on discrimination in the Department. Discrimination is one of the main areas that the Department will have to deal with in the future and if there is blatant discrimination then there is a problem. A Department not having proper standards does not reflect well on other sections of society. One cannot stand over that. The Department has to work to...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: I commend Deputy O'Sullivan on presenting this Private Members' motion this evening. I was delighted to sign up to it with the Independents 4 Change. I welcome the NGOs, volunteers and activists in the Gallery. It reflects the interest and concern people have in animal welfare and health. There is an expression that a society is judged by how it treats, supports and protects its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been informed that the person's general practitioner card has been withdrawn for a period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41242/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (3 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost to retrospectively apply the homemaker's scheme to 1973 in order to ensure equitable access to the State pension and benefit older women. [41573/17]

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: The Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016 passed Second Stage without any opposition last November. It seeks to enshrine ownership and management of our public water system in the Constitution by way of a referendum. The Taoiseach has outlined a programme of seven referenda over the next year or so but there is no mention of a referendum on...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: I am obviously underwhelmed by the Taoiseach's response. There is popular support for this referendum, as the Taoiseach is well aware. Many Right to Change and Right to Water activists signed and campaigned for this. The reason there was such an intense and strong opposition to the installation of meters in communities was that there was an understanding that every meter installed brought...

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: I welcome the Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017. It would deal with a very small niche section of our housing crisis and would probably play an important part, but I too am concerned about watering down any regulation that is there for a reason. We have building regulations for specific reasons. As has been said, in many cases they are not being adhered to. Enforcement and having the...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: I spoke last night. I am here listening to the debate tonight.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (10 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason versatis 5% medicated plaster has been taken off the medical card since 1 September 2017, (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons will be forced into the day ward system as a result of same; and the pressure and estimated costs on hospitals. [42578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received medical equipment that has been requested by a consultant in St James' hospital. [42211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 426. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); if funding will be provided in order that extra staff and support for home help services in Crumlin will be provided for persons leaving hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42264/17]

Other Questions: Irish Aviation Authority (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: Questions Nos. 10, 22 and 56 have been grouped together. One of those questions is mine - No. 22.

Other Questions: Rail Services Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential pending strike by railway workers in Iarnród Éireann. [42064/17]

Other Questions: Rail Services Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: I wish to ask the Minister his view on the potential pending strike by railway workers in Iarnród Éireann, who are currently balloting for strike action. I want the Minister's view on this because it has been well-flagged that Iarnród Éireann has been under serious financial strain. Since 2014 the company has been down €160 million; last year there were problems...

Other Questions: Rail Services Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: That is not really good enough. The Minister has had on his desk since last January a report stating that €125 million should be given to Irish Rail because of work done between 2010 and 2016. The Minister can indeed pay this, which would alleviate the problems currently faced by Iarnród Éireann and prevent the company from using that financial problem as an excuse not to...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: I am sharing time with Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Catherine Connolly. This budget and the overall approach of the Government can be summed up in three words, "crisis, what crisis?". According to the speech by the Minister for Finance, everything is going according to plan and no major changes or emergency actions are required. It is a case of give a bit here, take a bit there,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied). [43121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 184. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.242 of 11 October 2016, the amount that would accrue to the State if employer's PRSI was increased by 1%, 1.5% and 2% respectively for the 8.5% and 10.75% rates; and the number of employments affected, in tabular form. [43105/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Irish Water staff that are front line staff. [43092/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ring-fence moneys raised from carbon taxes to establish a grant scheme for small scale energy sustainability projects, urban horticulture and other schemes that can reduce CO2 emissions on a more local level. [43377/17]