Results 861-880 of 5,269 for speaker:Joan Collins

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Taoiseach the number of public sector workers who have retired in the past three years within his Department or any office/body under his aegis that have been reinstated; if he will provide details on the pay rates they are receiving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11078/13]

Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the final report of the Assistant Garda Commissioner into allegations that fixed charge notices mainly for speeding have been inappropriately cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11604/13]

Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for that reply. He could almost recite it by rote at this stage - he does not need the script in his hand. We were told this report would be issued in January but we are still waiting for it. The Minister says it will be ready in two weeks and I hope that is the case. Does the Minister realise, however, the depth of public interest in these issues? This is not just...

Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: I recognise the staff in the Questions Office must work under direction.

Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: I had a similar question in on the last occasion and it was not ruled out of order or changed. The point must be made that there is no malice in naming names. We wanted to raise the serious issue of the information available to us of thousands of penalty points being quashed and that we need to get this addressed. I hope that the report the Minister gets back in two weeks' time will give...

Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: The gardaí are just doing their business.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report the number of fixed penalty charges imposed in each Garda division in each month between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2012; the number of terminations of fixed penalty charges in each month; and if he will provide a breakdown of the reasons for such terminations. [11605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the Local Government Auditor's Statutory Report on the accounts of Sligo County Council for the year ended 31 December 2011, the Sligo County Manager stated (details supplied); if at any time in advance of the Councils draft budget being published in December 2011 did his...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the funding he has allocated for each regeneration project in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he allocated for a regeneration project (details supplied) in County Sligo, since 2006; the amount spent in each year on the regeneration programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Elections (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that there are currently 12 elected representatives on Sligo Borough Council and 25 elected representatives on Sligo County Council; the number of councillors there will be in Sligo following the June 2014 local government elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has quantified the likely number of teaching jobs, course offerings and student places that may be lost as a result of his plans to increase the student teacher ratio in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11996/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the planned change in the student teacher ratio of 1:17 to 1:19 in the further education sector will lead to the loss of many teachers with specialist skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11995/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that in 2008 Sligo County Council sought approval from his Department to the raising of a loan of €6.4 million for a new Sligo Museum and an extension to the Model Arts and Niland Gallery, that the total capital cost of the new Museum and extension to the Model and Niland Gallery...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (7 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for Garda clearance was received in 2012 from the Irish Wheelchair Association, seeking clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; when the application is expected to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12034/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues (7 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Health if agency nurses have been employed in the medical wards in Sligo General Hospital at any time since the 1 January 2013; the number employed each month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12053/13]

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: The banks will have the last say.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided for waste water treatment plants outside urban centres of more than 500 population since 1992 and the funding provided for the construction of sewer networks, long sea outfalls and other sewage infrastructure outside urban centres of more than 500 population since 1992. [12781/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the recent underspend of €50 million by local authorities on Traveller accommodation in view of the latest European Commission Report against Racism and Intolerance regarding Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12780/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the community welfare offices currently in Curlew Road, Limekiln Road and Cashel Road are being moved into Parnell Road; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12585/13]