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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE's weekly review of children waiting longer than four months for scoliosis surgery takes place; the format the review takes; the way in which the resulting decisions are documented and recorded; and the persons who carry out the weekly review. [26484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for young adults of 16 to 21 years of age in need of scoliosis care to see a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Mater Hospital when referred by a general practitioner. [26499/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the outpatient waiting lists for children who are waiting up to 36 months for an appointment. [26500/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Services Outsourcing (19 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no activity regarding outsourcing to other hospitals since 2017 in view of the fact that over 84 children are waiting over four month targets; and the reason there is no letter or information sent to parents to inform them regarding outsourcing (details supplied). [26504/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a proposal by a group, details supplied, will be supported as a pilot scheme; if the land will be taken out of Dublin City Council's land initiative proposal; and if funds from capital expenditure in budget 2019 will be provided. [27060/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a proposal by the St. Michael's regeneration group will be supported as a pilot scheme, if the land will be taken out of Dublin City Council’s land initiative proposal, and if funds from capital expenditure in budget 2019 will be provided.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I am glad to see that there is some progress on this. What is the Minister's thinking on this? The council has to make a key decision on this site, with the community. The regeneration team is looking for 300 houses to be built on the site as a practical reality from a sustainability point of view - 150 local authority houses and 150 on the cost rental model. They have to be taken out of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: Is the Minister saying the public land on St. Michael's estate will be used for public, cost rental and affordable homes? Will no private housing be built on that site? This is the key point for people in the area. This is public land. It is an asset to the State which can be paid back to the State over the next 30 years if it is set up and delivered properly. I believe it can be. I...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: Is there any update on the review of legislation to reform or replace the current criminal injuries compensation tribunal scheme? It appears that there are real issues with the scheme, as it stands, not least with the fact that victims of domestic abuse are not covered and the current excessive waiting times for decisions. A man in my area was brutally beaten up 14 years ago on coming out...

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: There are many good proposals in this motion and I thank Deputy Louise O'Reilly for tabling it today. The issue of our health service is raised in the Dáil every couple of weeks because the agreed Sláintecare report, which received all-party support, has not been implemented yet. Not only do we have exceptionally long waiting lists for medical procedures, the figures for which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the reliance on for profit private developers to supply social and cost rental models of housing and so on will not deal with the housing emergency now or into the future and that a rights based housing programme, such as that in Finland, should be the model that he pursues in view of the recent visit and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the right to housing must be inserted into the Constitution as a sign of intent to tackle the housing crisis into the future in view of the recent visit and comments of the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha. [26609/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (26 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I support this amendment, which is important. Dunnes Stores workers went on strike in 2015 looking for the Secure Hours - Better Future charter. This included the look-back and the banded hours. It is important that this legislation go through as quickly as possible. I saw the letter IBEC sent expressing its concerns and the implications of proposed banded-hours legislation. This...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (26 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for her contribution. She is very late in bringing her explanation to the Chamber. It would have been good if we could have seen why it is being changed even a couple of days ago. That, at least, would have provided an opportunity to check with the WRC and the Labour Court that it is duplication or negates another part of the other Bill. is that what the Minister is...

Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: We adjourned a discussion on the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which tries to deal with the insecure and unequal way workers are treated in the retail industry. Now, we have come to another area of work that involves mainly women. I am referring to those who work as SNAs. They are in insecure jobs similar to the workers we were dealing with through the Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: 567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an organisation (details supplied) has received a grant; if so, when it received the grant; and the location in which the housing was built. [27430/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 commenced Report Stage on Wednesday. I was advised by Deputy Pringle that the Business Committee has not scheduled that Bill for discussion over the next two weeks. We need an explanation for that, because thousands of workers, both rural and urban, are waiting for this Bill to go through. It is hugely anticipated and it should be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: It has to be prioritised.

Implementing the National Drugs Strategy: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: I am glad this debate is taking place. A few people have contacted me to say there should have been a debate on the issue earlier because the national drugs strategy has been in place for over a year, so I am pleased it is taking place. I am pleased - I know the task force is also happy - to see the progress of the working group on alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for...

Implementing the National Drugs Strategy: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Joan Collins: That is good and will be welcomed, but it is still not enough and does not bring funding back to the level in 2007 and 2008, before the 37% cut in funding to the services. The Taoiseach stated in the foreword to the national drugs strategy that the Government "recognises the importance of supporting the participation of communities in key decision making structures [of the national drugs...