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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (24 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 888. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo County Council has borrowings in excess of €23 million, which it is only capable of paying the interest on; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the council is incapable of paying off any of the principal; if his further attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 942. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the applications for onshore petroleum exploration licences can be revoked by his Department, before the Environmental Protection Agency study findings are reported; and if so, the grounds that would lead to invalidation of those applications and their subsequent dismissal by his Department. [11386/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Languages Programme (24 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 1006. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the mechanisms the Government is implementing to promote the recognition of the Irish sign language, as stated in the programme for Government. [11558/15]

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Deputy O'Donovan should keep digging.

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I was amused to hear the Labour Party Deputy, Deputy Eric Byrne, refer to Deputy Adams as a "sponger" in the Chamber yesterday. Just last weekend, I spent a day clearing out years and decades of political and council papers that had built up in the parlour of my house and happened to come across an election leaflet from the early noughties from the bold Deputy Byrne. I read it and under the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I tabled the amendment. The reason I considered it important to insert the provision in this section or to generate a debate on it was that while it might be in conflict with the Bill it certainly is not in conflict with the Labour Women in 2012, when this was originally going through. The National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI, had an amendment at its conference stating that seven years...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I am opposed to this section and agree with the sentiments expressed so far. I know the Minister of State can bring an amendment creating a charge to the State, such as regarding the employment of agency workers, because the Minister of State is part of the Government, but how does an amendment which allows a medical practitioner, including a person's general practitioner, to determine a...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: It is equivalent to the salary of all Deputies.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Having thought about the situation I do not agree with the comments of the Minister of State. We have been discussing an amendment to the effect that all avenues are investigated first to provide full-time work and permanent jobs in those positions. The Minister of State made a point to the effect that many of the appeals are accepted on the basis that further information has come forward...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: The section is opposed.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: People know that.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I cannot press it because it has been ruled out of order.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I am a member of the committee and I have been put to the end of the list - no offence to Deputy Boyd Barrett. I intended to expand on a few points. It is very clear what is the basis for being awarded a carer's allowance or a respite care grant. People do not apply for it unless they believe they are giving that full-time care to a person, that the person needs that care and has an illness...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: The Minister of State did not answer the question I put to him. The information that I have from FLAC states:In the case of carer's allowance, section 179(4) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, provides: "(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), a relevant person shall be regarded as requiring full-time care and attention where-----, It goes on to set out the points...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Why was the wording changed if it was okay and people got their carer's benefit and carer's allowance when they were entitled to it?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Yes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Will the Minister of State send it to all the Deputies of the committee?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: To me, the words "shall" and "shall not" are two different things.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I am also happy the change has come through and that the Minister changed her position, but I still think we should consider the fact that lone parents who are in work will lose money by virtue of the family dividend payment. I wish to reiterate the point made by Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids, SPARK, and One Family at the committee meeting, that on the basis of the figures it...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: The back-to-work family dividend is a good idea and there is no doubt about it. Nobody is saying it is not. The point we are making is the breakdown we received from SPARK is factually correct, and this has been confirmed by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. She stated the figures were right when I sent them to her in a parliamentary question. She qualified it by...