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Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: I thank Deputy Cullinane for tabling this motion on home care. It is important that this crisis in home care be discussed openly and as often as possible. It is one of the many areas of healthcare that are affected by the recruitment and retention crisis and it is playing havoc with people’s health, particularly that of elderly mothers and fathers. I support the 12 demands set...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: A campaign on my.uplift.ieseeks to fund long Covid multidisciplinary clinics. It was initiated by Miriam Cullen, who is in the Public Gallery with other long Covid patients. I thank Deputy Naughten and the Regional Group for using Private Members' time to discuss this serious issue. The current HSE plan for long Covid medical support is inadequate. It proposes only eight post-acute Covid...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: Do not worry about it.

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: A number of local authority water service workers were in the Gallery this afternoon, one of whom, Anthony, is still here. A couple of them had to leave to work the late shift. These are the workers with serious concerns about their jobs, working conditions, pay and future pension entitlements. It would be good if they could at least get some straight answers from the Minister and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: 729. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that the fuel portion of the household benefits package has not increased at all in budget 2023, to ensure that recipients of same would not be at risk of fuel poverty this winter. [55545/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: 728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons aged 70 years and over receiving the household benefits package; and the number of that cohort who are also in receipt of fuel allowance.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55544/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: 948. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [54334/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: 981. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be placed on an “active list” with the CDNT. [54453/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: 982. To ask the Minister for Health when a matter (details supplied) will be resolved. [54454/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: 994. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the next-of-kin of a person (details supplied) was informed of the revocation of their admission to a hospital for reasons which have yet to fully transpire. [54501/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: I am on the board of the Canal Communities Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force. At our last meeting, one of the project co-ordinators raised a serious issue that will impact on Turas Training, the project on which he is a co-ordinator. It is based on Old Naas Road in Dublin 12. Turas Training was founded in 2000 is funded by the HSE under section 39 and by the Department of Social...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: That is exactly the point; these services are not businesses, but voluntary organisations, and they are dealing with some of the most vulnerable people in our society. They cannot afford to fail and the Government cannot allow them to. No organisation whose core funding comes from the HSE can afford an increase of €13,000 to €14,000 in energy costs. It is not practical....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: These projects need full cost recovery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: I thank everybody for coming in. It has been fascinating listening to the work they have been involved in, particularly the animal-centric approach. All the questions I had intended asking have been asked. I will pick up on recruitment and retention. St. Joseph's Foundation was asked if it is feeling the effects that services are feeling and we heard the service is down 25% to 30% on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: I will make one other point. I understand the point about the international situation and trying to plug the gap by recruiting from other countries. It is worldwide problem, is it not? Places like Australia are recruiting from Ireland, while we are recruiting from Third World countries that lack the staff they need for their services. We have to look at our own students and start thinking,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: I was contacted this week by Thomas Barry regarding his brother, who has serious health issues and has been in hospital for more than two years and in and out for over five years while waiting on permanent residential care. This will be Thomas's brother's fourth Christmas in St. James's Hospital if a residential placement is not secured for him. He frequently leaves the hospital and makes...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: The HSE has not done it for two years.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: The Office of the Ombudsman for Children published “No End in Site” in May 2021. One of the recommendations, at section 7.14.2,states, “That a system is in place to ensure routine and emergency maintenance works and upgrade works are addressed in a timely manner and that contracts with external service providers are proactively managed.” Cork City Council...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: There are two issues here. The first is the long-term development of Spring Lane, and that seems to be moving along. What is not being addressed, however, is the maintenance of the halting site at the moment. The Cork Traveller Visibility Group wrote to us in that regard. The letter states: As you should know, [this family's] temporary, makeshift bay is one of the lowest points of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Joan Collins: Dublin City Council's annual budget meeting was held last night. Six councillors voted against it, including Councillors Pat Dunne and Sophie Nicoullaud. I support their position. Between amendments and variations on vacancy refunds, the fundamental baseline of the budget is wrong. When the local property tax was introduced, it was clearly stated by the Government that the tax would...