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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has received an application from Sligo County Council for a foreshore licence in respect of the development of the proposed pier and pontoon scheme in Rosses Point, County Sligo; when the licence will be signed and issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26838/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Staff (27 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department received a request for additional resources from the chief executive of Sligo County Council; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the chief executive of the council is seeking the additional resources due to a number of factors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Staff (27 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department received a request from Sligo County Council to approve the filling of vacant positions in the Sligo County Library Service; when the request was received; the number of positions for which approval was sought; if the filling of any vacancies were approved; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (27 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the percentage reduction in the staffing level in each individual local authority since January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26897/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (27 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of education allowance of €300, which was paid in addition to the back to education allowance, was abolished in the 2013 budget; if he will now consider reinstating the cost of education allowance or provide a new allowance to assist students to offset the costs of travel, lunches,...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: I am sorry I missed the witnesses' presentation, which is why I did not contribute before now because I was not going to make comment on a conversation I did not hear. On GPs coming out of colleges with huge debts of €120,000 or so, how do we keep those individuals in the country? Perhaps the committee needs to look at a strategy, from the point of view of salary, to deal with that...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Relationship between Primary Care and Secondary Care (21 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: A number of the questions I had intended to ask have already been posed, so I will not repeat them. I will be interested to hear the witnesses' response to the points raised by Deputy Kelleher. It is obvious that there had to be a change in culture. Dr. Fawsitt spoke about moving the food to deal with stray cats. Smokers can try and try again to give up cigarettes, but that will not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has closed its doors in summer 2016 and is no longer in operation; and if he will contact the patron board with a view to divest this school to his Department to secure it as a non-religious secondary school. [24574/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 1064. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the children's outpatient trauma service in Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24573/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: 1802. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of recent reports, that football clubs (details supplied) will be ground sharing a redeveloped Dalymount Park under the management of Dublin City Council in the near future, the type of funding his Department envisaged or ring-fenced for the project; his views on the overall project; and if he will make a statement on the...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care (Resumed): Dr. Stephen Kinsella (14 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: I will be brief because many questions have been asked. I thank Dr. Kinsella. I wish to ask him about his studies. Our health service has moved from the Victorian type to matrons to the church, etc. Generally, everyone attended public hospitals, for example, accident and emergency departments. Given that the national cancer strategy has worked well, should we start with that to find...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Collins: I fully agree with my colleague who spoke previously of how we are here today in a charade of a debate because a decision has been made and whatever happens today will make no difference to the Government decision to appeal the ruling from the Commission. Last week on the RTE news the Taoiseach issued a rallying cry in defence of the rights of small nations. He said that bigger nations...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: There is huge concern over the closure of the youth clinic at Tallaght Hospital on 19 July. Up to 8,000 children in west Dublin who have had their broken bones treated in Tallaght Hospital will not be able to have their cases reviewed in the hospital. The hospital has said that the service was being delivered by a locum consultant whose contract has now ceased. Despite the best efforts of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: insertheading (21 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the comments of the Ombudsman when she stated recently her concern that 2,177 children are homeless and living in hotels, hostel emergency accommodation and there is an urgent need to move away from this option; and her plans to resolve this issue urgently. [23041/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the need for more quality affordable child care, and on maintaining community-based not-for-profit child care facilities for example (details supplied); if she will ensure that they will retain their ethos and not be forced into commercially run childcare facilities with threatened cuts to community employment workers in...

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: When I read this Bill, I was amazed. I find it incredible that it advocates a broadening of the tenant purchase scheme to sell-off social housing at knock down prices at a time when we are faced with a massive housing and homeless emergency. I understand there is demand from tenants to buy their homes but surely the priority now is not just retention of our inadequate 120,000 social housing...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: I thank Cliona, Marita and Paul for their input. The National Treatment Purchase Fund is a symptom of the crisis. It is like putting homeless families into hotels and paying a huge amount of money to deal with the issue. For the last number of years, we have seen the HSE, for example, in the case of children with scoliosis send them to hospitals in Britain to get the surgery they require....

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: Health Reform Alliance (20 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: Why is that? Is it staffing, machinery or access?

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: I am delighted to support the motion. I am very pleased the Minister has responded in a positive manner to this Private Members’ motion. I welcome the fact that Sinn Féin opened up the motion for others to sign it. That is a reflection of the general support in this House, in particular from the Opposition in recent years, for progressing such issues. I fully support the...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Collins: I reiterate those comments. We have raised this issue for the past number of weeks, including on the Order of Business on a number of occasions. We keep being told the issue is being monitored, watched or processed and there are meetings with representatives. Greyhound will implement this on 1 August, which is less than 14 days away. Everybody has received a letter about it. The Minister...