Results 901-920 of 5,269 for speaker:Joan Collins

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the upcoming meetings he is scheduled to attend in relation to the proposed sale of Coillte's harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his areas of responsibility in relation to Coillte and the possible sale of its harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the design team for a school (details supplied) will be appointed and the stage of the project to build the school. [14992/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (26 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if like other State pensions, should invalidity pensions also pay six weeks if the person receiving payment dies. [14979/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the parents and or guardians of fostered children highlighted in recent Health Information and Quality Authority reports as potentially not being safe, were informed that this may be the case by social services. [14981/13]

European Council: Statements (27 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: It is five years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers but in that time there has been no reform of the banking system nor any discussion or debate in Europe about the current banking system. Cyprus joined the European Union in 2008 and its loan books grew by 32% in one year. Its banks attracted depositors because of the high interest rates. Money in Cypriot banks earned twice as much as...

European Council: Statements (27 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: They are raiding our pockets.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities Appointments (27 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person who appointed the acting chairperson of Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company; if it is possible to take up the issues of remuneration to the CEO with this acting chairperson in the absence of the new chairperson being appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (27 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to ensure that the situation in Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company where a director was being paid director's fees from October 2012 to June 2012, despite not attending any meetings, will not be repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15300/13]

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: The TUI has already voted against the agreement.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: The Tánaiste said this morning that we had to respect the process of the vote on the Croke Park II agreement. Will he respect the members of the Teachers Union of Ireland, over 80% of whom voted against the deal in recent days?

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: Does the Tánaiste intend to introduce legislation to deal with the matter? If so, when will it be introduced? I would like to mention another important matter. Gardaí are not supposed to have any debts because of the implications this would have.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: Is legislation to be introduced to allow gardaí to go through the personal insolvency process?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reverse the proposed cuts to youth projects and services via the CDYSP in view of the importance of services to disadvantaged areas. [17521/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Joan Collins: The Minister will be aware that these youth services were put into the most disadvantaged areas of the country. That has not gone away, it has got worse. In the question I asked the Minister to reverse the cuts. I have been at meetings in The Base in Ballyfermot, the Cherry Orchard Integrated Youth Service and Ballyfermot Youth Services, and this applies right across the board in all other...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Joan Collins: The Minister is saying the budget she has is challenging, but the situation of the youth services is also challenging. They have advised they cannot deliver the services required with these cuts. It is as simple as that. It will cut into front-line services. At the end of 2011 Cherry Orchard Integrated Youth Service lost a staff member through voluntary redundancy. It has had a reduction...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Joan Collins: We were told that we saved €1 billion from the promissory note being pushed back. Why is that not being used?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Industrial Relations Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the appropriate official from her Department did not attend invitations to discuss a serious issue (details supplied) at the behest of the Labour Relations Commission; her views on the matter; and if she will instruct the appropriate official to indicate they will attend. [16827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (16 Apr 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will supply the terms of contract for the new Chairman (details supplied) of An Post, their annual salary, length of tenure and agreed pension arrangements. [16148/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Heritage Centres Funding (16 Apr 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, the total capital cost of the new Museum and extension to the Model and Niland Gallery was...