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Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: I thank Deputy Funchion for bringing this motion on childcare fees to the Dáil tonight. I support the call for a further increase in public investment in order to enable providers to reduce fees for parents by two thirds, commencing with a one-third reduction in fees this year. I also support the commitment to increase wages and improve working conditions for staff. These are stepping...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: Would the Tánaiste agree that the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, has not got the attention it deserves due to the desperate situation in Ukraine and concerns about the cost of energy and security of supply? This report makes for alarming reading. It is another serious wake-up call. The world is nowhere near on track to limit global warming...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: People cannot live their lives at the moment. People in the Third World cannot live their lives at the moment. People in this country are finding it very difficult to live their lives at the moment with the cost of living and the systems in place for climate change. To my mind, the vote last night did not reflect the debate that happened on carbon budgets. I am fundamentally putting to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: The Government has had years-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (7 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a tender application (details supplied) has been declined for a private facility. [19074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (26 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: 1266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the membership of her Department’s stakeholders group on human trafficking includes any academics; and if so, the names of the academic members of the group. [19889/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Apr 2022)

Joan Collins: 1412. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 12 July 2018, the status of his plans to roll out electricity subsidies nationally to all COPD patients that are available in certain CHO areas for patients that are using oxygen machines at home for more than 16 hours a day. [19468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (10 May 2022)

Joan Collins: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the working group on safety remediation costing for apartment complexes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/22]

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Joan Collins: When the national minimum wage was introduced more than 20 years ago at a rate of €5.58 per hour, it was seen as a step forward in tackling the issue of low pay in the Irish economy. The intention was to set a floor, with workers being able to secure wages above the low basic rate. However, the minimum wage, rather than acting as a floor, has become the norm in certain sectors of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the setting up of autism classes in schools (details supplied). [23584/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: I ask the Minister of State for an update on the setting up of autism classes in the Dublin 12 area, namely, in Drimnagh Castle Secondary School, St. Paul's Secondary School, Assumption Secondary School, and Loreto College. In the next year a cohort of Dublin 12 children will need autism classes in secondary school. Children who may not have needed a class in primary school usually need one...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: I am involved in and support the Dublin 12 campaign for ASD inclusion. The Minister of State has met them and they are parents who are concerned about their children. They are campaigning hard to ensure those children who are moving from primary education, especially over the next year or two years, have clear direction to go into post-primary or secondary school. They made the point to me...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: Those are all things we will need to do, not just in Dublin 12 but nationally, from the point of view of moving children from primary to secondary level. Has the Department looked at the cohort of children who, over 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, will be seeking to move into secondary schools? If schools do not provide the classes, will they be compelled to provide...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: Yesterday and today the Minister confirmed that there is a lack of trust around the issue of the church. This is not just confined to the past: it is here and now. There was a reference to "red mist" in an earlier contribution. This is a red mist that many thousands of women in the State have experienced. To my mind there are very serious issues relating to trust in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an autism class in a school (details supplied). [23575/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in finding a builder to build the autism class in a school (details supplied). [23586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for accessing an autism behaviour therapist (details supplied); and if she will take steps to resolve the long waiting times for the new school year in September 2022.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Joan Collins: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a long-term plan for the provision of the July provision in each school. [23588/22]