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Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: The Taoiseach’s reply is, again, not good enough. It seems that those people who were used to living Celtic tiger lifestyles have kept them. In the meantime, people on the front line and at the coalface have had to take massive cuts in their wages and conditions. There are political appointees on all of the hospital boards. Were the appointees aware that the top-up payments were...

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: I am asking the Taoiseach a direct question.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: It is a really important question. The Taoiseach said he had only become aware of such a practice now, but given that there are political appointees on the boards, he should have known about it before if the matter was discussed. It is not good enough to come to the Dáil today to say otherwise. The Taoiseach should admit in the Dáil that it is an outrage, that it will not happen...

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: The top-ups were agreed by the board.

Youth Employment: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: In supporting this motion, I want to put particular emphasis on the demand to reverse the cuts to jobseeker's allowance for those under 26. This €32 million cut was presented cynically as a jobs-activation measure, to quote the Government, “to ensure young people are better off in education, employment or training than claiming”. The implication is that we have a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individual offers that have been received by the liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation from debtors through the process; and the number have been rejected and or accepted. [49014/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 418. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo County Council is the only local authority in the State that has consistently, year after year, produced a deficit in its revenue account; if it is his intention to provide the council with a bailout when the new county manager takes office in 2014; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for the past number of years the majority of members of Sligo County Council have adopted annual budgets recommended by the Sligo county manager that have led to massive deficits in the council's revenue budget each year; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo County Council is the worst performing council in the country in terms of the management of its finances; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the council produces a deficit in its revenue account each year; that earlier this year, as in previous years...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the outgoing Sligo county manager (details supplied) is a member of the finance and audit committee of the Local Government Management Agency; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a function of that committee is to act as a source of independent advice on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 422. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the majority of Sligo borough councillors boycotted the retirement function for the outgoing county manager on Friday, 1 November; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an official from his Department who spoke at the function conveyed his thanks and those of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (19 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 423. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a spokesperson for the trade union IMPACT, representing the majority of staff in the Sligo local authorities, said that recent statements by the outgoing Sligo county manger demonstrated just how out of touch he was with both local citizens and staff; if his Department...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: We have nothing to celebrate. An insane policy of promoting a banking and property bubble led to the more insane decision to bail out the same banks and property developers. Odious debt was imposed on the Irish people and it has not gone away, nor will it on December 15, nor will the consequences of that insanity. Next year, the State will pay €8 billion in interest payments, a sum...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: Those opposite were not even listening to her.

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: They were too busy talking among themselves.

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: The Minister of State was not listening.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the family of a child with a copy of the letter he has sent to his counterpart in Egypt seeking a bilateral agreement to bring the child home; if other family names are on the letter, if he will delete same (details supplied); if a member of his staff will be allocated to immediately inform the family of any updates with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (20 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Egyptian Government do not set up a bilateral agreement with the Irish State in the case of child abductions, if he will outline the way he will initiate a plan/proposal to pressurise countries who do not recognise the Hague convention or bilateral arrangements to do so. [49739/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (21 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) was appointed as temporary Sligo county manager taking into consideration their view that they can ignore and refuse to comply with section 10 of the Local Government Act 2001; if his Department will now appoint a temporary county manager who will carry out their duties in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (21 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is part of the job description of a county manager and or acting county manger to ensure that council meetings take place in compliance with the Local Government Act 2001; if his Department maintains a record of senior council officials who subvert local government and local democracy and who refuse to comply with...