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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2024)

Joan Collins: My reference was to a specific recommendation in section 6.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)

Joan Collins: I was asked to ask this question by representatives of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings group. On 21 May 1975, the then Deputy Tom J. Fitzpatrick replied to a question in the Dáil and when speaking of an An Garda Síochána investigation into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings said: "They have no positive information or evidence that would clearly identify the culprits." We know there...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)

Joan Collins: This is my question, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Government security committee was briefed by the Garda on the investigations into the bombings, during which members of the Garda briefed that security committee that it had no suspects. Will the Tánaiste hand over this information to the relatives when he meets them after the local elections? That is the information they are looking for.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)

Joan Collins: This was a question about the Government security committee.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)

Joan Collins: However, which gardaí?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (11 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: 227.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or the Minister for State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail has received a proposal from the Labour Court on the amendment of the Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2023. [24682/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: In reply to a question I submitted recently regarding the lack of suitable accommodation for people with disabilities in LDA cost-rental developments, the Department of housing stated that the tenant is responsible for the financial cost of adaptation and recommended the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability. As one must earn below €66,000 but above the social housing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: They cannot even build a door wide enough.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: I will not support the pact. It writes a broken system into law. It disregards the humanity of people fleeing war and persecution. It weakens our humanity by treating people who need help with detention and punishment. It reinforces the false idea we have a refugee crisis and not a crisis in how we run our economies, societies and international system. We do not have refugee crisis....

Affordable Electricity: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: In the context of the motion, we need to go further. However, I will support it. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing it forward for debate. It gives us an opportunity to discuss our whole energy system. That system is broken. The cost of heating homes and keeping the lights on has surpassed what many people can afford. We have giant fossil fuel and other energy companies making billions...

Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: I thank Deputy Harkin for bringing this Private Members' motion to the House today. I want to highlight the great work that has been done to campaign for adequate funding for primary education. The work by the primary school principal representatives is a great resource for all of us, as well as the constant work by the INTO in fighting for better funding and conditions for teachers and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the accessibility of the LDA cost rental model for those living with disabilities if they can only receive a maximum of 24% of the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability (details supplied). [26913/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has found a way to expedite the hiring of new public health nurses; and the status of childhood developmental checks across the Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 area (details supplied). [26908/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jun 2024)

Joan Collins: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to address the two-tiered system in cancer treatments (details supplied). [26909/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: People cannot afford them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: In May, there was a report on the two-tier system for cancer treatment, the issue being the two-year difference in the approval times for reimbursement of new cancer drugs of the public and private systems. As I said at the time, there should be no differences in people's ability to gain access to life-saving treatment based on how much money they have. I am sure the Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (2 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance if he shares the concern expressed in a pre-Budget 2025 submission by an organisation (details supplied) on levels of debt distress in low-income countries; if he will work at international levels and UN fora to follow the recommendations the organisation proposes, including debt cancellation, debt treatment alternatives, an end to IMF surcharges and an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 28 May 2024, if she will act as liaison with the NCSE to attempt to find a place for the child in the new school (details supplied). [28329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (2 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: 429. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 7 of 2 May 2024, when the issue of pay restoration and the WRC agreement will be paid to persons (details supplied). [27983/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: 431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric ENT surgeons and paediatric ENT registrars at CHI Crumlin in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27992/24]