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Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: Regarding the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry, how can the Taoiseach square stating in the Chamber last Wednesday week that all incidents of sexual abuse should be examined when the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was at the same time telling the Westbank Orphanage survivors that sexual or any other kind of abuse will not be examined in the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry?

Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: What about the Westbank Orphanage survivors?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: 261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to meet with the canal community local policing forum (details supplied). [44789/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: 264. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of arrests made, proceedings commenced and convictions for prostitution offences between the years 2008 and 2014, by offence type, county, gender and age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44808/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: 299. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to meet with the canal community local policing forum (details supplied). [44790/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: 314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet with the canal community local policing forum (details supplied). [44791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: 495. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has directed Sligo County Council to include measures in its annual budget to ensure that the council will return a surplus of €1 million on its revenue account for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Stadium Projects (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: 581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding plans for Dalymount Park's redevelopment along with Dublin City Council, the FAI, Bohemian FC and Shelbourne FC; the stage the project is currently at; if there are firm timeframes in his Department for completion of the project of a potential ground-share between Bohemian FC and Shelbourne FC; and if funds have...

Human Rights Budgeting: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: There may have been a slight economic recovery but it has been on the backs of ordinary people who have paid for it. The ordinary people, the taxpayers, workers and social welfare recipients, have borne the brunt of €30 billion being taken out of the economy in eight years. This has been a very blunt instrument to impose on a people within the space of a short period of time. In...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: We were looking at a situation where lone parents received €146.50. Now we are talking about €90. There has been a huge cut for those affected. There will be a huge sigh of relief that it is not being cut more. It should be viewed in that context. I agree with the points made by Deputy Ó Snodaigh. I would have liked to have seen it increased by even more to protect...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: I support this amendment. Following the 2012 Act there was an opportunity for MABS to link in with the Lough payment scheme to help the people who were most vulnerable. Approximately 400 people were on the list at the time. I raised the matter with the Minister in April this year, as did several other Deputies. The idea was not only to help them to pay debts but also to assist in the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: Can we get a timeframe, maybe two or three months, for when the Minister will get back to us?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Amendment of Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 3.The Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 is amended by inserting the following after subsection (4) of section 311:“(5) (a) An Appeals Officer shall decide an appeal within a prescribed time of 60 working days from the date of receipt of...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: There is a certain frustration that the Tánaiste is not hearing the reason why we are putting down these amendments. I know of a case involving someone who put in an appeal on 9 June for a disability payment. The person got a reply on 18 November stating that the time had elapsed, there had been an administrative problem and the person should submit a new claim. A total of five months...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: That is the logic I would be working on. Deputy Catherine Murphy and I wanted to table this amendment because this is the first opportunity we have had in social welfare legislation to table such an amendment. All it seeks is to delete Irish Water as a nominated body for the acceptance of PPS numbers. I understand that in future legislation the Department of Social Protection will be the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: This legislation to establish Irish Water was introduced well before the legislation on-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: I will be doing the same in respect of the amount of 15% that is being taken.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: I support my colleagues on this committee. People who paid into their pensions over years and decades in some cases have a legitimate expectation but the rug has been pulled from under their feet. It is wrong. In instances where Ministers are getting second and third pensions, we are told that they are legitimate expectations and there is talk about property rights. In instances where...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: Yesterday, the Tánaiste stated that she would insert an amendment in the Social Welfare Bill next week. Will she announce that and the reasons for tabling the amendment here?

Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: While I understand the point made by the Tánaiste, can she provide the background as to why she is introducing this amendment before the House this afternoon?