Results 521-540 of 5,136 for speaker:Joan Collins

Fiscal Code (23 May 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Finance based on current Government projections for GDP, debt, the structural deficit and growth, the fiscal adjustments that would be necessary to meet the targets of the fiscal treaty in the first, second and third years following our exits from the current EU-IMF programme if the provisions of the treaty were to come into force at that time; and if he...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (23 May 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that the recent downgrading of growth projections for the Irish and European economies are likely to have in terms of the fiscal adjustments required to meet Ireland's deficit targets for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 May 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the community welfare officers presently based in a health centre (details supplied); will they be moved and to which location. [26018/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 May 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the health officers at a location (details supplied; when they will be moved and the location to which they will be moved. [26019/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social Protection under the proscribed limits on rent allowance appeal process, the level of discretion the appeals officers have; the guidelines they are working under in relation to going beyond the proscribed limits. [26346/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 918: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding health issues in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 [26824/12]

Private Members' Business. Building Control Regulations: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: The debate which I have listened to intently has shown the Building Control Act is robust, probably the most robust in Europe. The problem, however, lies with regulation, enforcement and the provision of resources to ensure the regulations are followed. This has been linked with the relationship between government and developers, light touch regulation and the Fianna Fáil-Progressive...

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: If the Government believes it got a resounding endorsement of its policies and approach of austerity to the crisis in the recent referendum, it did not. I represent one of the five constituencies which had a majority "No" vote, Dublin South-Central. It is no coincidence that five of the poorest and most working class constituencies voted "No". The reality is that those sections of the...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (12 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [28421/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Fund: Local Government Fund (12 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date that the second quarterly payment of the Local Government Fund for 2012 issued to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28103/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Fund: Local Government Fund (12 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 435: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date that the first quarterly payment of the Local Government Fund for 2012 issued to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28104/12]

Written Answers — Regeneration Projects: Regeneration Projects (14 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 2 November 2011, when he will provide an answer to same; his views on whether it is acceptable that Dáil Éireann must wait in excess of six months for a reply to a Parliamentary Question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28703/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (21 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a senior official in his Department (details supplied) participated in drafting a portion of the report relating to a proposal to engage private consultants to carry out a financial appraisal of Sligo County Council, which was presented by the Sligo County Manager to a meeting of the county council on the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (21 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of permanent and temporary staff employed by Sligo County Council in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30115/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (21 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the numbers of persons employed in each local authority earning more than €100,000 per annum; the positions for which they receive these salaries and the section in which they work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30118/12]

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Most Deputies will agree that this legislation is well overdue. Many people both here and abroad would be surprised that we do not have mandatory reporting of sexual abuse, particularly in the case of children, the elderly and people classified as vulnerable. I am pleased to note that the Bill defines a vulnerable person as a person suffering from mental illness or dementia. In 1998 the...

Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to reduce the numbers on the housing waiting lists, which currently stand at 96,000; if he is proposing a maximum waiting time for housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31264/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that will be provided in 2012 and 2013 in each local authority; the manner in which they will be provided whether by direct provision of council houses, by leasing arrangements with private landlords or by discussions with the National Assets Management Agency; if he will...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (3 Jul 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application of a school (details supplied) to be on the list as one of the five pilot areas surveyed; whether the areas Dublin 6, Dublin 6W, Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 included in the potential surveyed areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31900/12]

Written Answers — Regeneration Projects: Regeneration Projects (3 Jul 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the regeneration masterplan brief for the eastern quadrant regeneration project in Sligo which is of strategic importance for the redevelopment of Sligo; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the draft regeneration masterplan brief has not been made...