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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: Amendment No. 27 not moved.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I move amendment No. 33:In page 12, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “Interim Gender Recognition Certificate 13. (1) In this section—“educational institution” means a school, college or other educational institution, including an institution providing pre-school services as defined by Part VI of the Child Care Act 1991; “identified...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: The confusion I see in this regard is the confusion of the person, of the child aged eight, nine, 11 or 13 etc. who feels he or she is in a different body. This causes more problems for them in the long run. I believe that the provision of an interim gender recognition certificate would give that person a feeling that he or she is on the right road and heading in the right direction and...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: Yes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I move amendment No. 55:In page 5, line 5, to delete “to recognise change of gender” and substitute “to recognise for all legal purposes the preferred gender of persons to whom this Act applies”.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees that funds raised to support the health service should be subject to value added tax; if not, if he will consider making provision in the budget to exclude moneys provided by charitable organisations (details supplied), particularly moneys used to support public services, from being subject to value added tax in order that all moneys go into...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Beit Collection (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: 278. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will intervene to avoid the loss of artworks to Ireland and to intervene in the sale of five masterpieces (details supplied) left in trust for the benefit of the Irish people by Sir Alfred and Lady Beit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23975/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Redundancies (16 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: 277. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Allied Irish Banks; if he will, as representative of the bank's principal shareholder, request the bank's senior management not to proceed with this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23930/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: 742. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the case of a young person (details supplied) regarding resource hours. [23827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Disability Services Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: 764. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the future funding and status of the Dublin 12 disability mainstream access project (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on whether a workable solution has been found. [23266/15]

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Deputy Mattie McGrath's Bill. It is important that we continue to debate this issue because it is being raised on doorsteps across this country. From its very inception, Irish Water was regarded as a toxic entity by the citizens of this State. Such was the opposition that huge numbers people took to the streets to protest it. These thousands and...

Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: Cystic Fibrosis Ireland is concerned about the lack of progress on two Bills, the health information Bill and the human tissue Bill, both of which are promised since 2009. When will they come before the Dáil? Also, when will the Government introduce the soft opt-out organ donation promised in the 2012 programme for Government?

Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: What about the Government's promise to introduce soft opt-out organ donation?

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: A hundred and eight euro a week.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rights of the Child (11 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: 135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Ireland has ratified the second optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; if not, when the Government plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22818/15]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I welcome the Bill, the re-establishment of the registered employment agreements and the introduction of the employment orders for rights already won and struck down. While these are welcome, the only organisations that will properly ensure compliance with these orders and agreements are the trade unions and active trade unionists. The real weakness of this legislation is that it will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board: Chairperson Designate (10 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I welcome Ms Mangan to the committee. Her qualifications seem appropriate for the job and I hope she does a good one. There is one question I want to ask Ms Mangan. My local Citizens Information Board, which is at Ring Terrace in Inchicore and which is linked with the one in Dublin 8, is now on a two-day week. Because of the cuts, the service is unable to provide the five-day service it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. As always, Focus Ireland and the Peter McVerry Trust have succinctly outlined the issues and rent supplement plays a very small role in this respect. Mr. Brian Friel spoke about the resources needed to secure private rental accommodation and that is one of the key areas. That is particularly the case when people are motivated, want to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: The housing crisis will last for many years unless the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government provides some facility to allow Dublin City Council and the local authorities to build houses. They cannot do it at the moment and are mainly dependent on the voluntary sector to build housing - organisations such as the National Association of Building Co-operatives, NABCO,...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Catherine Murphy, on her dogged persistence in pursuing this matter. She said it was like pulling hens' teeth. We know from the so-called answers to parliamentary questions she asked on these issues there was definitely at least one cover-up. It was only when Deputy Murphy submitted a freedom of information request that the Department of Finance revealed...