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

Joan Collins: I thank Mr. Harris for coming before the committee again. I have a few questions. Mr. Harris made a point about legislation along the lines of Malta’s Autism Empowerment Act 2016. Then, he proceeded to say that the "legislation would simply require the State to publish an autism strategy at regular intervals, to involve autistic people in the process of drafting". Is that exactly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the period for which the waiver of development levies (details supplied) will apply; if he will provide an exact outline of how all local authority funds and developments connected to levies will be guaranteed by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20781/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: On 25 April, the Taoiseach stated the Government would waive development levies for one year. The day before that, however, he stated in a press briefing that the waiver would apply for a couple of years. For what period will the waiver apply? How will all local authority funds and developments connected to levies be guaranteed by the Government? I ask the Minister to make a statement on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister. There was a certain amount of clarity in his reply. I am seeking a commitment from him that the waiver will be for one year only and will not be extended. That is a matter of trust and I do not know how much trust we have in the context of many of these deals. At the committee, the Minister stated that just under €20,000 per unit is expected to be passed on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: The Minister has still not explained how the approximately €20,000 per unit will be delivered to people on the ground. Some €308.5 million, which is taxpayers' money, is being invested in this. What is in place to ensure that developers pass it on to home buyers? That is the crucial question. There is no point in activating a measure like this if it does not deliver on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: What mechanism has the Government put in place to ensure that developers pass it on?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: No. We want to be sure that this support is passed on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Will there be a report back on that? Will the meeting tomorrow morning be public?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I can hear now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Can I just come back in briefly? I can see that the Minister of State and her officials are trying to do a lot to try to provide services to people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Can the State examine ways to support potential workers to work in public healthcare? Perhaps the State could pay the cost of a certain course for a person and then he or she could commit to work in the public health system for three years, four years or whatever period. This has to be investigated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I agree.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Last week, Age Action, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, Active Retirement Ireland and the trade union SIPTU, launched their pension promise campaign. The campaign is to hold the Government to account on the promises made in the pension reform policy, A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023. The policy states the State pension should be indexed at 34% of average earnings and tied to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: You did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: It is 2018 to 2023.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: It was A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023. It is now 2023 and we are going into the next budget, for 2024. The policy states the State pension should be indexed at 34% of average earnings and be tied to the consumer price index and average earnings. As I said, the commitment would put our State pension at €310 per week. The increase of €12 per week that was given in the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: It is a policy the Government committed to.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: It is what people depend on every week. It is like a wage and people depend on a wage.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I have had contact from a woman with a young family who is a healthcare worker in my constituency. She is facing eviction from a rental accommodation scheme, RAS, tenancy in Meath on 31 May. Meath County Council has told her it will stop the RAS payments if she overholds, that she needs to leave the home on the date of the termination and that she needs to find a housing assistance payment,...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Joan Collins: Five hundred asylum seekers were living on the streets a couple of weeks ago. The Taoiseach said today that was down to 250. Ours is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and it is totally unacceptable to have any asylum seeker living in the street, just as it is unacceptable to have any Irish citizen living in the street. I understand it was going to be a struggle to provide for...