Results 281-300 of 327 for long speaker:Joan Collins

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Joan Collins: I will not take long because most questions have been asked about the legal issues and there is no point in my repeating them. I thank the witnesses for attending. I work off my gut instinct and when something is right, I know it is right. From recent meetings and from talking to people I am aware of the reality of the situation and it is for society to address the reality rather than...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Collins: ...Council area in terms of the information gathering that the Minister of State mentioned. Has that happened? Are its staff out on the street checking every home to see if they can be metered? How long will the metering process take? Are members of the public supposed to pay for the cost of putting that infrastructure in place?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Missing Children (4 Jul 2013)

Joan Collins: We all welcome the introduction of the hotline number and many people have sought its introduction for a long time. I particularly mention Mr. Tom Brown, who has campaigned for a long time since his sister went missing. The Minister indicated that the hotline would be used in 23 countries. There seems to be a problem with Finland. What is happening in that regard? The report of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Missing Children (4 Jul 2013)

Joan Collins: ...of calls that have been received to date; the amount spent on advertising the line; where this advertising has been targeted; the number of countries that have an operational 116000 service; if long term funding is now in place for the continuance of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32670/13]

Trade Union Movement and Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2013)

Joan Collins: ...members, and has decreased shop steward activity even where workers are organised. During the recent debate on the so-called financial emergency Bill in respect of public sector workers the point was made by a long-standing trade union member that it was a legislative lock-out, 100 years on from the General Lock-out.

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Joan Collins: ...of the taxi industry by the previous Government has had an enormous effect, particularly on the livelihoods of full-time taxi drivers who cannot earn a living wage unless they work extremely long hours, which raises serious health and safety concerns, or they call on family members to drive their taxis, which means their vehicles are perpetually on the road. This is coupled with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (12 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: ...Local Government the funding provided for waste water treatment plants outside urban centres of more than 500 population since 1992 and the funding provided for the construction of sewer networks, long sea outfalls and other sewage infrastructure outside urban centres of more than 500 population since 1992. [12781/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: I will not take too long because many of the points have been made already. I want to put on record my objection to this being called a local property tax because it is neither local nor based on property. A number of years ago, the Labour Party, in a coalition Government, introduced a tax on houses worth over a certain value. The wealthy went on strike and the property tax was done away...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...funding. I salute the women who never gave up believing in themselves. They recognised themselves as human beings. I do not know if I would have had the strength to fight on this issue over such a long period. We see, hear and believe them.

Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...for the last two years. There is something wrong somewhere. A root and branch analysis is required to identify where the problems are and then they should be addressed. Next year is too long to wait for some people. Is there some way, in the short term, that tenants can access grants?

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...investors having a claim on Irish Water's assets, and I believe that is a clear indication that privatisation of Irish Water is on course. Irish Water's assets - the infrastructure, water etc. - belong to the Irish people and despite the problem with under-funding by the State in recent years, the State has played a key role in developing that water and infrastructure. I pay tribute to...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...the shoulders of Irish citizens. To claim that this is a good deal is a travesty of truth and of justice. It is akin to paying a debt one does not owe simply because one is allowed to pay it off over a long period of time. Who would ever agree to that? It is only those with a loose grip on reality who can call it a good deal or even the best deal that could be got in the circumstances....

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...is related to what we in the United Left Alliance have always called for, a programme of public works putting people back to work on public buildings, schools and local authority housing. This would go a long way. Without repeating much of what has been stated already about national climate change policy, I want to raise this aspect of it and ask the Minister and the Ministers of State...

Promissory Notes: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: .... The same goes for the smoke and mirrors trick with regard to the interest payment on these notes. These notes are used as collateral for money lent to the IBRC by the ECB. The interest rate for the money is 0.75%. A long-term bond to replace the notes would hardly be at a lower rate. When the Government came to power it had an opportunity to carry out its election promises to burn...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: ...want to do valuable work. I know they want to work rather than sit at home. However, the Minister's proposal is not creating jobs. It seems she is creating short-term placements without any long term work. People want to work until they are 60 or 65. They do not want a short-term job such as cleaning parks, for example. If the local authorities need the work done, why not create a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: ...made by a Labour Party Minister. Will the Minister clarify exactly what will be involved? Will the placements be similar to those on offer under the JobBridge programme? Will they be short-term or long-term in nature? How much, if anything, will those offered placements be paid? Will all of the placements be offered to people who are long-term unemployed? What will be the position on...

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: ...". As recently as 2009, another tax amnesty was given to the well-heeled. I refer to the stamp duty incentive scheme that was introduced in the Finance Act 2008. A 56-day waiver period was provided, along with amnesties on penalties and on up to 30% of the amount payable. I understand the amnesty related to stamp duty not paid in respect of land and property deals at any time in the...

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Joan Collins: ...we have seen the continuation of the same Tweedledum and Tweedledee politics of the past 20 or 30 years. A couple with two children and earning €25,000 a year are the working poor. They are putting in long hours and feeling the pressure of austerity budgets. The budget is a savage assault on their living standards. Assuming they live in an average family home, they will pay...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (4 Dec 2012)

Joan Collins: ...to happen to several couples per week. As a public representative, your laws added such unnecessary pain to what was already the worst time of myself and my husband lives. Why? To what end? Our darling daughter, that we longed for more than any anyone else on this planet, was never going to live. Yet we still found ourselves falling under Ireland's 'abortion laws'. This needs to change...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: ...it has been brought to his attention that at the Council meeting on the 5 of November the County Manager changed his recommendation and sought approval from the Council to borrow a sum not exceeding €7.5 million by way of a long term loan with the existing €7.5 million overdraft staying in place; if it has been brought to his attention that by a majority of one the Council...