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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 55. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo cannot access scoliosis surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2361/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (21 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 71. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the report from the emergency task force on the crises in emergency departments here; the measures that will be put in place to resolve the crises in the short and long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2359/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 88. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting lists in Galway University Hospital for spinal surgery for scoliosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2362/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The written reply provided to Members states: "Arrangements are currently being made to have it fully operational through the night by the end of this month." I happen to have been in contact with the Merchants Quay Project today and its staff told me it would be open tomorrow night all night, which is a huge step forward. A total of 44 days...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: This Topical Issue debate was supposed to take place last Thursday. In the past month, I have been continually in touch with the homeless services checking whether the night café proposed in the Focus talks on 9 December had been implemented. Up to today, the café has been open until 10.30 p.m. and today I heard that, from tomorrow, it will open 24 hours including over the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the inquiry into the mother and baby homes does not include Westbank Orphanage, County Wicklow. [46774/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a matter regarding rent supplement in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [2543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 568. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a meeting with a group (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will be facilitated in view of an earlier indication by him to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2773/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 569. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reverse the cut of a further 6.5% in the funding of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [2776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (20 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 570. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding to a group (details supplied) in Dublin 10 in view of verbal assurances given by an officer in his Department; if the group will receive interim funding after 31 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2778/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: I am requesting a deferral of that Topical Issue matter to Tuesday, 20 January 2015, as the Minister and both Ministers of State are not available to take the matter today. I wish to put on the record the fact that quite frequently Ministers are not turning up or cannot turn up. The idea of Topical Issue matters is that such matters can be taken up with the relevant Ministers. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is including the historical case of persons (details supplied) in the terms of reference for the commission of investigation into the Guerin report. [1369/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the cases included in the Commission of Investigation and the procedure to add cases into the investigation into the Guerin report. [1368/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Expenditure (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the application made by friends of seal rescue Ireland for funding made under the animal welfare scheme; when will seal rescue Ireland be made aware of funding to keep this important facility for injured marine wildlife open. [49666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm of the 79 patients waiting more than nine months for various procedures including spinal assessment, cast change, full spinal surgery, insertion of growing rods and lengthening of growing rods, the number who have undergone their procedures; and the number of the 103 patients waiting more than six months who have had their procedures....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 31 patients who had planned dates, as of 20 November 2014, for procedures including spinal assessment, cast change, full spinal surgery, insertion of growing and lengthening rods, who have had their procedures. [49646/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 565. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal cases, that is, scoliosis it has been agreed to carry out in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12 as part of its service level agreement for 2015; and if the agreed SLA include patients waiting more than nine and six months as of 20 November 2014. [49647/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (14 Jan 2015)

Joan Collins: 893. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding historic funding to local authorities for water services; the amount of money that was allocated to local authorities from 2001 to 2013 annually; the way this money was sourced; and the way it was it allocated to local authorities. [49667/14]

Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Joan Collins: I too wish everyone working in the Houses of the Oireachtas a peaceful festive break. We can all go home, close our doors and have a nice Christmas dinner. Last week the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, introduced a housing strategy commitment that people living on the street would be given secure accommodation before 25 December. I asked...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Féinriarachta Pearsanta agus Sláine Colainne) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Dec 2014)

Joan Collins: I thank Deputy Daly for bringing the Bill before the House. I have no doubt the Bill will be voted down; that is the predetermined position. The issue will not go away, as the Minister of State knows, unless people in government realise that denying people choice is not good enough any more. Crisis pregnancies are a reality. Every year 4,000 or 5,000 women travel, and that has been...