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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (1 Apr 2015)

Joan Collins: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, to delete lines 20 to 25, and in page 6, to delete lines 1 to 30.I resubmitted this amendment, which we also discussed on Committee Stage. It relates to the definition of "medical assessor" and consequential amendments. We had a lengthy debate on this on Committee Stage and I propose the deletion of these lines.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Apr 2015)

Joan Collins: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to her statements that the person selling the sexual service will not be subject to an offence under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014, her plans to repeal sections 7, 8 and 11 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 as applied to persons selling sexual services. [13543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Scheme to Support National Organisations (1 Apr 2015)

Joan Collins: 173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the review by Pobal and the review by his Department into the funding of the neurological charities under the scheme to support national organisations. [13442/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2015)

Joan Collins: 177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the funding to the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/15]

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I would like to ask a question about the Government's housing and homelessness strategy. I was horrified to find out an hour ago that a rough sleeper who intends to sleep on the streets of Dublin tonight was told today by Focus Ireland that it has no dry, fresh sleeping bags to give them. If we are talking about a housing strategy, we should be aware that it is horrendous that someone...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a new investigation and-or review into hare coursing, with a view to removing its exemption from prohibition under the Animal Health and Welfare Acts, and to bring Ireland into line with neighbouring jurisdictions, where it has criminal status (details supplied). [10192/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 643. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of senior executive engineers and analogous, including acting-up and temporary, employed in each level 5 local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12927/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (31 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 649. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of local authority staff who are 100% externally funded by his Department, in each regeneration project in the State; the Departmental funding provided to cover the payment of staff; the total Departmental funding to be provided, in respect of each such project in 2015;...

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I was amused to hear the Labour Party Deputy, Deputy Eric Byrne, refer to Deputy Adams as a "sponger" in the Chamber yesterday. Just last weekend, I spent a day clearing out years and decades of political and council papers that had built up in the parlour of my house and happened to come across an election leaflet from the early noughties from the bold Deputy Byrne. I read it and under the...

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Deputy O'Donovan should keep digging.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I tabled the amendment. The reason I considered it important to insert the provision in this section or to generate a debate on it was that while it might be in conflict with the Bill it certainly is not in conflict with the Labour Women in 2012, when this was originally going through. The National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI, had an amendment at its conference stating that seven years...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I am opposed to this section and agree with the sentiments expressed so far. I know the Minister of State can bring an amendment creating a charge to the State, such as regarding the employment of agency workers, because the Minister of State is part of the Government, but how does an amendment which allows a medical practitioner, including a person's general practitioner, to determine a...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: It is equivalent to the salary of all Deputies.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Having thought about the situation I do not agree with the comments of the Minister of State. We have been discussing an amendment to the effect that all avenues are investigated first to provide full-time work and permanent jobs in those positions. The Minister of State made a point to the effect that many of the appeals are accepted on the basis that further information has come forward...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: The section is opposed.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: People know that.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I cannot press it because it has been ruled out of order.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I am a member of the committee and I have been put to the end of the list - no offence to Deputy Boyd Barrett. I intended to expand on a few points. It is very clear what is the basis for being awarded a carer's allowance or a respite care grant. People do not apply for it unless they believe they are giving that full-time care to a person, that the person needs that care and has an illness...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: The Minister of State did not answer the question I put to him. The information that I have from FLAC states:In the case of carer's allowance, section 179(4) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, provides: "(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), a relevant person shall be regarded as requiring full-time care and attention where-----, It goes on to set out the points...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: Why was the wording changed if it was okay and people got their carer's benefit and carer's allowance when they were entitled to it?