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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (29 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children discharged from hospital accident and emergency departments to no fixed abode (details supplied) in 2018, by hospital in tabular form [3932/19]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: Last week on Leaders' Questions I described the position of a 58 year old woman working 39 hours per week at an Alzheimer's disease support centre. She applied to go on the housing list a number of years ago but she earned too much and was above the cap for the Dublin City Council list. She was in rented accommodation for 14 years and in October she and her partner, a 64 year old man, found...

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: I am pleased that this Bill has been introduced. I thank Deputy Niall Collins for introducing it. I also congratulate Senator Black who initiated it and the Senators who passed it in the Seanad last year. I thank those campaigners outside the Dáil who put in a huge amount of work to highlight it. It is important to state what the Bill calls for. It has been and no doubt will be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. However, it has not answered any of our questions fully. The Minister has said that she met Judge Yvonne Murphy last week "to discuss the request for the extension of the timeframe for the delivery of the commission's reports and to ensure [she] had a full understanding of the progress to date and the basis for the additional time being requested." When...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: The commission of investigation into the 14 mother and baby homes - the term "homes" in that context sticks in my throat - and four county homes was due to report last February. Time was extended on the basis of the workload involved in investigating these institutions. Last year's interim report stated that the issues of living conditions, mortality rates, post-mortem practices, vaccine...

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: Pay them.

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: I welcome the INMO members in the Gallery and I wish to put on record my full support for them and the members of the PNA, who I am absolutely sure do not have a light-minded attitude to the effects their actions will have on patient care and the ongoing crisis in our health service. This is reflected, as has been said already, in the fact that this is only the second time in 100 years that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: Many people feel the Government is working very hard for landlords and developers and not for those who need housing. There are thousands in this city with housing needs. Fair rent homes work on the principle that people pay a fair rent based on the cost to build and maintain their homes. It is not based on the current profit-driven model for which the Taoiseach stands. Fair rent homes...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: Mr. Mel Reynolds says there is enough land in this country to build at least 100,000 houses. This cannot be a case of simply telling the House that this will be looked at.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: We want to see it start and being driven now.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

Joan Collins: There are many important issues that could be raised today but I am starting the year as I mean to continue, on the issue of housing, which to my mind will be a legacy failure of this Government unless there is a change of policy. On 29 March last year, the Taoiseach stated the housing and homelessness crisis was a national emergency yet the main causes of this emergency are the housing...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: We have to put this legislation into perspective, particularly for the 10,000 Dunnes Stores workers, as well for workers in the retail and hospitality sectors. They need this legislation enacted as quickly as possible. Since the Dunnes Stores workers went out on strike in April 2015, three and a half years ago, this legislation has been on the agenda for these workers. Mandate, the union...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Carer's Allowance Delays (19 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: 46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there are prolonged delays in processing payments for successful applicants of carer's allowance such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and the steps she is taking to eliminate these delays. [53445/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Carer's Allowance Delays (19 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: Why are there prolonged delays in processing payments for successful applicants for carer's allowance? At the time of my submitting this question, a constituent who had won an appeal on 25 September 2018 had still not received payment. She called in on Monday and told us that she has been paid eventually. This woman is looking after her grandmother and she only got paid this week after an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Carer's Allowance Delays (19 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: I accept the Minister's address on this but the fact was that the appeal was cleared and the applicant won the appeal on 25 September. It then went to the carers section for payment. It took from 25 September until now for the payment to come through. I accept that the appeals office is separate to the Department but how could it be more linked in with the Department and is there a way to...

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: She is behind you.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: Did the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, get approval from Cabinet today for the first phase of construction of the National Maternity Hospital at St. Vincent's Hospital? The first phase is the car park and the pharmacy. Is the Taoiseach concerned that the National Maternity Hospital plans are in breach of the European Commission's energy performance of buildings directive updated in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Correspondence (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: 404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if compensation will be provided for the last minute cancellation of an event. [53066/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: 644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the technical amendments to the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 can be dealt with in a separate process with the agreement of the Cabinet and Opposition parties in order to facilitate Part 9 of the enactment of same in view of the length of time being taken to progress of the Social Welfare,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commencement of Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Joan Collins: I have been in regular contact with families waiting for certain provisions of the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 to take effect. The legislation was enacted in July and families are waiting anxiously due to the dilemma they face regarding the registration of their children at birth. They have been waiting now for six months. I have put down questions on the matter...