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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Joan Collins: 452. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 22 May 2018, the reason the case of the woman concerned (details supplied) was not referred to in the reply; and if a woman can request that her smear test is sent to an Irish laboratory and that there is no cost associated with such a request for the test to be sent to an Irish laboratory. [23726/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Joan Collins: I apologise for interrupting but I wish to inform the committee and the witnesses that I will have to leave at about 12.25 p.m. to attend a briefing on the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill. I hope to catch up on this discussion afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Joan Collins: I apologise for interrupting but I wish to inform the committee and the witnesses that I will have to leave at about 12.25 p.m. to attend a briefing on the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill. I hope to catch up on this discussion afterwards.

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2018)

Joan Collins: I wish to follow up on Deputy Harty's question. The Health Reform Alliance had a press conference today on the calls by health and social care groups on the Government to publish the Sláintecare implementation plan, and to express the groups' frustration with Sláintecare's stagnation one year on. It has been recognised that some policies have been put forward, which the Taoiseach...

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2018)

Joan Collins: The Ceann Comhairle should say that to everyone.

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2018)

Joan Collins: That is allowed to happen in a vacuum.

Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)

Joan Collins: Last Friday's vote was a truly historic event in the almost 100 year history of our State. I was quietly confident of a "Yes" vote, given the response while out campaigning in my own constituency of Dublin South-Central. I think I said last Thursday that it was a question of people vindicating what they had said on the doorsteps. The three-to-one vote on polling day was not a great...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (31 May 2018)

Joan Collins: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if it will be examined and the necessary equipment provided in order that they can return home. [24103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the absence of a co-educational, multidenominational, non-fee paying secondary school in the Dublin 8 and 12 catchment areas, these areas will be included in the Dublin 6, 6W and Clonskeagh catchment areas (details supplied). [24883/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 1133. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 16 May 2018, if further funding will be allocated for family resource centre programmes in budget 2019; the category in which a centre (details supplied) has to improve a future application to provide a family resource centre; and the nature of Tusla’s plans to deliver through its...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I support the motion tabled by People Before Profit, acknowledging that it highlights a specific aspect of the empty homes and sites and seeks strategically to place teams in each local authority as a national approach to bringing these empty homes into local authority housing schemes. Fundamentals must be dealt with in this housing crisis and emergency. The Government needs to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the long-term plan for Sundrive Garda station, Dublin 12. [26022/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which persons can access the 2018 waiting list action plan for scoliosis; and when it will be publicised [26005/18]

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to initiate the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection facilitated on 31 May 2018 (details supplied). [26529/18]

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: This is to ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to progress the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection facilitated on 31 May 2018 at the request of the Department. The heads of the Bill were brought in on 9 May, including defined benefit, DB, protection to...

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: Over a year is rather a long time to check that all the t's have been crossed and the i's have been dotted. I know it is important legislation. Thousands of workers are waiting for it to come through for some protection. Irish Life workers in a scheme that is healthy are potentially affected by their defined benefit scheme being wound down. There is also Ryanair and Independent News and...

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: With all due respect, there are no persons more eager for these amendments to come through than the workers themselves whose pensions are being attacked in healthy funds by companies that can well afford to keep defined benefit pensions going. It is a money grab by many of these companies. The Minister is awaiting the amendments. When it was published on 6 July, the Bill did not include any...

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I support the motion. I thank Fianna Fáil for tabling it. I support it because of the men and women here tonight and their colleagues throughout the fire service and the ambulance service. I am here tonight to state that intention about the motion. I accept the motion and I will talk to the firefighters between now and any vote taking place on Thursday in order to discover what they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Programme (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will bring forward the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which was due to be considered by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection on 31 May 2018. [26530/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Comptroller and Auditor General signed off on the Citizen Information Board's accounts for 2017; and if so, when (details supplied). [26531/18]