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Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: It is very welcome that we have reached this Stage of the Bill. I welcome the members of the trans community in the Visitors Gallery listening intently to what is being said. While the legislation is welcome, there are still many issues that have not been addressed. They have been raised by a number of other Deputies and it is important to deal with them. I would prefer to see the...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: I support the Bill and I think it should be passed. It is very similar to a Bill I introduced two years ago. It is similar in seeking to remove the veto of the banks and seeks to use the machinery set out in the Personal Insolvency Act. In 2009, I noticed this when I was knocking on doors during the local election. We knew that things were happening behind closed doors but only in that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the special summit on homelessness, in December 2014, particularly the issue of the emergency bed situation and the Nite Café; if there are enough; if they are full at night; and if there is a need for extra beds, particularly single room emergency beds. [8922/15]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: This Bill is like the continuation of a battering ram in regard to lone parents and access to social welfare for people. The Minister has continuously said how good the Irish social welfare system is and how it protects the most vulnerable. Other Deputies have said social welfare payments protected people because otherwise the gap between rich and poor would be much bigger. This Bill is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that prisoners in Mountjoy prison, or Wheatfield prison, were released prematurely to make room for the four community activists who were jailed for contempt of court on 19 and 20 February 2015. [9028/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of families currently in emergency accommodation, that is, hotels or hostels; and the number that have been housed, since 4 December 2014. [8912/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 546. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the vacant 655 units that were identified in the homelessness summit, held December 2014, that have been provided and made available. [8916/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Dublin City Council's 657 vacant properties that were scheduled for demolition in the homelessness summit strategy, held in December 2014, that have been refurbished; and if he will identify these properties. [8919/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 1,046 vacant properties under the National Asset Management Agency's remit that have been brought into productive use in the Dublin City Council area to date. [8923/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 562. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of public sector workers employed in the maintenance section of Fingal County Council in 2008; and in 2014; his views on lifting the moratorium on recruitment, in this area; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5555/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 563. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of public sector workers employed in the maintenance section of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2008 and in 2014; his views on lifting the moratorium on recruitment in this area; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 564. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of workers employed in the maintenance section of South Dublin County Council in 2008, and in 2014; his views on lifting the moratorium on recruitment in this area; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5557/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (3 Mar 2015)

Joan Collins: 565. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of public sector workers employed in the maintenance section of Dublin City Council in 2008 and in 2014; his views on lifting the moratorium on recruitment in this area; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5602/15]

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for bringing this motion to the Dáil. I will speak to the Government's amendment to the motion. The first two points are incredible. The claim that austerity has affected all groups and has had the greatest effect on the disposable income of the top 10% of earners can no doubt be backed up by statistics. The effect of the universal social charge on the...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: I welcome the Bill in general, and this has been a feature of contributions today and yesterday. Such an attitude arises from the fact that something needed to be done and we have waited far too long for this to come through. That was as a result of issues outside of the control even of the Minister and her predecessor, but it is important legislation. The fact that so many umbrella groups...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: At what time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: I wanted to raise an issue during private session but I must be somewhere else around that time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: Normally, we take private business first and then go into public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: I understand what the Chairman has said. At the same time I want to raise something as a member of this committee but I have been told that is my tough luck because a witness cannot be here for 2.30 p.m. as he has something else arranged for that time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Joan Collins: We agreed last week that we would have a private session today to decide how we should deal with an issue for lone parents.