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Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (27 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: I welcome the Debenhams shop steward here today. I have said many times about past Governments, and particularly about the Labour Party, that when it came to propping up Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, the Labour Party wrestled with its conscience and its conscience never won. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael could have been forced into this position a long time ago if the Labour Party had...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: I am due to speak next. The Independent Group has eight minutes.

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: I watched "Prime Time Investigates" last night and it was harrowing and sad. I wish to express my solidarity with the families of the patients who died and the staff who were with them, who became their carers, who took care of their medical needs, who became their communicators and who literally became their undertakers. That is the role they played over that period and that must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number positions in universities for the academic year 2020-2021 across professions (details supplied); and the intake for these professions in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [13297/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS schools and special schools, respectively that have to date opted in to provide the July provision; and the number of teachers and SNAs that have opted to provide home schooling July provision for special needs children. [12961/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and the reason they have not been transferred to a particular nursing home in view of the circumstances. [12812/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if doctors (details supplied) have been told that there is no work for them after their three-month short-term contract is up; and the number of doctors that have returned to the medical register since 10 March 2020. [13151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives returned to their medical register from 10 March 2020. [13158/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the reopening plan for the health service in view of the fact hairdressers and so on are reopening but cancer screening and other services have not been given a date for reopening. [13181/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (30 Jun 2020)

Joan Collins: 768. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a review of the case of persons (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will liaise with Tusla and the Ombudsman for Children in order to decide the type of review and enquiry necessary in relation to the matter. [13299/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (7 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is legal for a company (details supplied) and employers to have control of workers' tips. [13896/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: In 2018 and 2019, the families of children with the rare muscle-wasting disease, spinal muscular atrophy, launched a campaign to have the drug, Spinraza, approved. The public and Deputies were targeted so they would support the campaign to ensure patients in Ireland would be reimbursed for the clinically proven and licensed drug. Many Deputies, including the Taoiseach and the now Minister...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: I thank the Taoiseach. Some 18 people have started the treatment and 12 are still waiting. This was the case before the restrictions were introduced and it is important we deal with this. It is a small number of people who need this treatment urgently. I would really appreciate the Taoiseach following up on this with the Minister. I will send the correspondence to him.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: Phase 3 brought the further opening of the economy, with more workers going back to work, and one of the ways they go back to work is on public transport. I have noticed, and people have come to me saying this, that fewer than 50% of people are wearing face masks on public transport. We reduced the 2 m social distancing rule to 1 m on public transport, yet we are lagging behind on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (14 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: 811. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of runners, greyhounds injured and greyhounds that died or were put to sleep from 1 January 2020 to date by month in tabular form; and the cause of each injury and death by each greyhound track. [14734/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (14 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: 1003. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) in respect of adult day services will be examined. [14681/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses' positions that have been vacant in the Children's Health Ireland hospital group as of 26 June 2020, in tabular form. [14757/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (14 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: 1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 7 who were waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020; and the numbers waiting from zero to three, three to six, six to nine and more than nine months, respectively. [14758/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: 1071. To ask the Minister for Health if the Spinraza treatment has been stopped for persons (details supplied); and when the treatment will commence [14951/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Joan Collins: I am following up on last week when I asked a question about masks. I refer to the 2 m social distancing on public transport having been reduced to 1 m without the mandatory wearing of masks or criminal consequences or fines. It is welcome that that happened this Monday. I use buses and public transport all the time. I was on the bus yesterday and everybody was wearing masks and I was on...