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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (30 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending children's allowance to those secondary school students who turn 19 years of age before their leaving certificate, as the cut-off at 18 years of age is a huge burden to those parents, particularly in low-income families; and the cost of reinstating a payment for these students. [33025/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (30 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the increasing call from housing and homeless agencies for an immediate increase in rent supplement levels to bring them into line with current market rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33027/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (30 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the position of value added tax refunds on aids and appliances used by disabled persons in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [33493/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of tax reliefs claimed by landlords of private rental accommodation under the allowable headings against the tax paid on their rental income in 2013 and 2014. [33226/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Chaplaincy Services Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that State-funded contracts are awarded on a sectarian basis by public bodies; if there are public procurement guidelines available which would ensure value for money within the third level education sector. [33378/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Chaplaincy Services Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1198, 1199 and 1286 of 22 September 2015, if she is aware that the institutes of technology are in breach of public sector appointment criteria or the employment control framework for the sector regarding the recruitment of chaplains; the amount of that funding allocated to the institutes of technology...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Chaplaincy Services Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1198, 1199 and 1286 of 22 September 2015, the steps that she and the Higher Education Authority will take to ensure that the institutes of technology that are in breach of the public sector appointment criteria or the employment control framework will abide by these criteria; and her plans to hold these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an explanation for the decision not to proceed with the DART underground project regarding north County Dublin and as an overall plan for the city transport network. [32368/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that thousands of children of lone parents will potentially have no adult supervision, except expensive child care costs, with the cut in the one-parent family payment in respect of those of seven years and older; her plans to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27317/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department received an application from Sligo County Council on 22 April 2015 for funding to complete the planning and permitting process, the detailed design and tender documentation production for the proposed Rosses Point pier and pontoon scheme; if the council advised his Department on 22 April 2015 that the council had...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 1519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received any formal request for financial assistance from Sligo County Council in respect of road strengthening works costing €174,212, which the council incurred in preparing for the recent visit of members of the British royal family to Sligo; his plans to provide funding to Sligo County...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Prospecting Licences (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Collins: 1556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 19 May 2015, if the three companies granted options licences were not searching for petroleum, as defined as gas, oil and so on in the 1960 Mineral Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31841/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: 928. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received any request for financial assistance from Galway City Council and from Sligo County Council, in respect of costs associated with the recent visit of members of the British royal family; if his Department had budgeted for the visit; the level of funding his Department plans to provide to Galway City...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: Everyone has made the points as to why this amendment should be accepted by the Government. I cannot see why the Minister of State will not accept it. It would give a bit of a boost to those in the transgender community. It would give them a positive feeling that we are serious about moving the situation on, even though the Minister of State is not accepting any changes with regard to the...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: I am disappointed. Like my colleagues I do not want to put an age on when a person is entitled to gender recognition. It is a shame. I received a letter sent from the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly, to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, stating he has proposed two further amendments to the Bill. The letter states:Dear Joan Following our...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: I support this group of amendments. Unfortunately, I missed the closing date to submit my own proposals and it was not possible, with only two days to do so, to put forward amendments to the amendments. I support the appeal from transgender people aged 16 to 18 and under 16 for the Government to take this opportunity to make provision for an interim gender certificate. Will the Minister of...

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: The Tánaiste should visit Barretstown.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: I will be brief. I would like to reiterate the request I made to the Minister of State last time out. The reduction in the Part V social and affordable housing requirement from 20% to 10% is bad enough. It is actually terrible. Now it has been decided that rather than securing that 10%, provision should be made for the option of leasing out that 10% as private rented accommodation. This...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: I will quote from the Bills Digest, explaining what this is about. It states:Section 33 amends [section] 96 of the 2000 Act. [It d]etails how a developer may satisfy his or her Part V obligations. This section removes the option of providing a cash payment in lieu of social housing, [which is grand] as well as removing the option of providing sites elsewhere [which is also grand]. It...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Collins: Reading through the Bill gives no sense whatsoever of the emergency and crisis in our communities and society at present. Almost 100,000 people are on the housing list. Many people are couch surfing and in emergency accommodation. Last month 65 families, all from the private rental sector, approached the local authority homeless section seeking emergency accommodation. In May the figure...