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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Audits: Discussion with Social Justice Ireland and TASC (7 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: I thank the witnesses for the reports. As always, the reports we get from Social Justice Ireland and TASC are detailed on where choices can be made. Do the witnesses not feel that the debt burden we are carrying in this country is unsustainable? In order to pay back the debt, we will be in a similar situation to the current one year-on-year and it will not be resolved. That is a key...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To follow on from the contributions of my colleagues, as the Minister noted in his introduction, all Members recognise the importance of the role of the credit union movement in respect of its volunteerism, its not-for-profit aspect and so on. I must declare my interest because I am a member of a credit union and have attended its annual general meetings in most years. Even in comparison...

National Children's Hospital: Motion (8 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: I move amendment No. 1: After the final paragraph, to insert the following new paragraphs: "calls on the Government to ensure:- that, pending the opening of the national children's hospital on the St James's campus, the existing children's hospitals be properly funded for much needed facilities and investment; - that workers in the present hospitals will be guaranteed jobs in the new...

National Children's Hospital: Motion (8 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: There are three aspects to the amendment I tabled. Pending the opening of the national children's hospital, will the Government ensure the existing children's hospitals will be properly funded for much needed facilities and investment? The Minister visited Crumlin hospital a number of years ago in respect of ward closures due to funding. There are problems with the cardiac unit and there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planning application of the Simon Community, Ushers Quay, Dublin, in relation to a transfer of services from the Rowan Ward in Cherry Orchard, Dublin; if he is satisfied with the way the transfer of services has gone to this point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48745/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Labour Court Recommendations (8 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there are standard contracts with detailed terms and conditions for workers in the home help sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the problems encountered by persons on jobseeker's allowance benefit who fill in casual workers weekly employment information forms; particularly as it relates to cash flow issues being paid fortnightly or monthly and weekly by social welfare [49787/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that the Sligo County Manager placed an item on the agenda issued on the 30 October, for the November meeting of the Council seeking approval to borrow a sum not exceeding €7.5 million by way of a loan for 20 years to replace the existing overdraft borrowings of €7.5...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Children (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the 116000 phone line will be operational; if it will be set up before or after the children's referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49591/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: I do not want to rehearse questions raised earlier but, further to Deputy O'Brien's comments, there is a difference between the number of staff that will be provided to deal with the backlog and the number that are actually required. It is argued that 30,000 applications can be processed by 31 December. This leaves a large number of students in their current predicament. It is not good...

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: Legislation might help.

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: We must consider this from the point of view of Ms Savita Halappanavar's husband, Praveen. He has come out publicly because he does not want this to happen to any woman ever again. He does not want any other woman to endure the tragedy he has had to face in recent days. On 21 October Savita Halappanavar presented at the University Hospital Galway with back pain. She was informed that she...

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: There is a lack of urgency on the part of the Government with regard to what has happened in recent days. The Minister did not respond to Deputy Clare Daly's question as to whether there have been similar cases of maternal death in recent times. I ask him to answer that question definitively - yes or no. We will resubmit our Bill in the near future if the Government does not move on this...

Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: Will the Tánaiste arrange for the Whips to meet today to agree on when the report can be discussed in the House? This is not the prerogative of the Government because it is an issue of public interest which must be debated in public as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether that a 10% super-tax on all incomes in excess of €100,000 would yield more than €2 billlion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50524/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form a list of all companies or persons providing an external professional service to the Local Government Management Services Board in 2008 such as legal advice, advertising, project management and including any other external professional service not listed; the amount invoiced by each company;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Management (15 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will supply the name of the Chairperson of the Finance and Audit Committee of the Local Government Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50586/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that earlier this year Sligo County Council received tenders for the work for the Grange, Strandhill and Tubbercurry sewerage schemes waste water treatment plants upgrades; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Strandhill scheme is currently overloaded and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (21 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact a letter of the 2 November 2012 to the Sligo County Manager, his Department indicated that it was willing to provide approval for the conversion of Sligo County Council’s existing €7.5 million overdraft on its revenue account to a term loan; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (21 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo Council’s overall Revenue Account Debt at the end of 2011 was €12.9 million and that the Council’s Capital Debt was €73 million and that the Council’s revenue account debt continues to increase; if his attention has been drawn to the...