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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Okay.

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I welcome this motion from Sinn Féin. We are debating the matter ad nauseam, but the Dáil has to keep coming back to it. I recognise that the Government has spent €1.2 billion and assisted some people with their energy bills. However, it is trying to play down the cost-of-living crisis. For example, the Taoiseach stated this afternoon that inflation was decreasing and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank the witnesses for engaging with the committee on these issues. As noted, the disconnection moratorium has come to an end. All members of the committee should be raising that with the Minister, particularly with reference to people who have registered as vulnerable energy users. As the witnesses pointed out, householders may have built up cumulative bills over the winter. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: That will involve detailed communication between individuals and the networks. How can the networks ensure they will get to those vulnerable people? Dr. Keilthy spoke about how community energy advisers can play that role, and I fully agree, but as things stand, how can we communicate this information better with the people who need it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: No, in respect of Dublin City Council, we got a report stating it would not be able to finish the retrofitting of all its tenants until 2032 with the money it is receiving annually, so that money needs to increase to allow it to get more done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Yes, other counties could be different, but it is certainly the case in Dublin City Council.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set up a nationwide animal cruelty register to help authorities identify breaches of bans on keeping animals and prevent those with animal cruelty convictions from working in environments where they have access to animals. [20911/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in races and trials to-date in 2023; the nature and date of the injuries at the tracks at which they occurred; the number killed or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any post-mortems carried out. [20912/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the greyhound track attendance figures for 2022 and to-date in 2023 for both GRI and private tracks, with a breakdown of the figures into paid and complimentary entry and entry by adults, children, greyhound owners and trainers, bookmakers, and so on. [20914/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sectors that are involved in the maceration of chicks in Ireland; the number of companies killing chicks in this abhorrent way; the number of chicks killed every year; and if he will introduce a ban on chick maceration. [20915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that another Irish greyhound has ended up in China (details supplied); if he will investigate if the dog was exported directly or indirectly from Ireland; if action will be taken against those responsible for the export; and if he is aware of other Irish greyhounds exported to China for breeding and racing purposes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will bring the wording for a referendum on the public ownership and management of water services, a commitment having been given by him that the wording would be brought to Cabinet early in 2023. [20765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the regeneration of an estate (details supplied); if he is aware of a move by Dublin City Council to cease its contract with a company; and the reason the contract has been terminated. [20810/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: That working group is something we can push for with the regulator, the suppliers and the Government. That is important and, especially in the case of the gas networks, it needs to be dealt with. Has the charity received queries regarding the use of prepaid meters, including for electricity? If a person gets a smart meter, he or she has to look online for networks and choose a tariff...

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this Private Members' motion. This Government finds itself in the unique position of being awash with cash - a €10 billion surplus this year rising to €65 billion over the next three years. It has more money than it knows what to do with. The Minister for Finance is apparently going to bring a memorandum to Cabinet with suggestions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently request that her Department clears the moneys for a school (details supplied). [21294/23]

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: First and foremost, I send my support and solidarity to the Palestinian people on the anniversary of the Nakba yesterday. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Nakba. There have been 75 years of injustice, brutality and murder and of a programme of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Israeli state against the Palestinian people. The Nakba is not an historic event; it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank Mr. Harris.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (11 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has considered any other proposal for an auto-enrolment pension system where one system could be up to 70% better value than that currently being designed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/23]