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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (10 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: 110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision to end the Lough payment scheme also known as MABSlink. [24200/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (10 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify if the new entrants in the public sector under the Croke Park agreement were paid 10% less start pay; under the Haddington Road agreement this 10% was to be reinstated for these new entrants in November 2013; when this increase will take place and will it be backdated to November 2013. [24623/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: 299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to protect and improve the living standards of pensioners. [24277/14]

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: It is very important to put on record that local development companies are non-profit organisations at the moment. They deliver programmes to tackle poverty and social exclusion, provide assistance for enterprise creation, support the long-term unemployed, and offer education and child support in partnership with Departments and agencies. The LDCs have 20 years experience in implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Staff Retirements (5 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public service employees that have been forced out of employment at age 65, from 1 January 2014 to date, who do not have a contributory pension entitlement until age 66; and if any of these persons have been adversely effected by the PRSI band changes. [23988/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Levy (4 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: 18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the PRD or pension levy, introduced in 2009 via the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009, will be abolished or revised to exclude workers earning less than €60,000 per annum. [23651/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (4 Jun 2014)

Joan Collins: 113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the Private Residential Tenancies Board rent controls study, the date on which the study commenced; the specific terms of reference; the person conducting the study; and when it is due to be published. [23753/14]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2014)

Joan Collins: I positively endorse the Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014. I fully supported it a year ago and on a number of occasions during the "Shattergate" era I said that Deputy Wallace had proposed a credible Bill that could have been accepted by the Government a year ago. I have heard a number of Deputies on the other side of the House say that all these investigations have...

Topical Issue Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes (28 May 2014)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying that a new start date of 16 June has been set. There has been no problem with communication between the St. John Bosco centre and the CDETB regarding the co-ordination of the programme. Eighteen students were ready to go last Monday morning on the Horizon programme while 13 were ready to go on the LEAP programme. There is a slight problem with...

Topical Issue Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes (28 May 2014)

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Topical Issue Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes (28 May 2014)

Joan Collins: I was hoping the Minister for Education and Skills would be present because he visited the St. John Bosco Youth Centre on 27 May 2013 to attend an event marking the financial support provided by the SML Foundation. He recognised the staff in the centre and the valuable contribution made by the training initiatives run by the centre. The manager of the centre, Mr. Brian Murphy, is in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (27 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 30 April 2014 and a previous statement by the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland that it is only in the matter of setting interest rates that his national loyalties are subordinated to the supranational good of the eurozone, if he will confirm that the Governor will not accelerate the disposal of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sovereign Debt (27 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the interest to be paid by the State between February 2013 and end December 2014 on the €25 billion sovereign bonds used to swap with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes in February 2013. [22482/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sovereign Debt (27 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the interest to be paid by the State between February 2013 and end December 2014 on the portion of the €25 billion sovereign bonds used to swap with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes in February 2013 that have been disposed of by the Central Bank of Ireland to the bond market, including the €350...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sovereign Debt (27 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the net cost, taking account of the fact that any surplus at the Central Bank of Ireland is remitted to the Exchequer, to the State of the decision of the Central Bank of Ireland to dispose of the initial target of €500 million of the €25 billion of the so-called promissory note sovereign bonds before the initial target...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (27 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 848. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a sandbed in respect of a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in signing off for same. [22842/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Preschool Services (27 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 924. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will not be receiving a place in June in a high support preschool; and the reason some of the other interventions or services have not happened yet for this child. [23191/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his decision to refuse sanction for a second infant class in respect of a school (details supplied). [21509/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (13 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 448. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the funding his Department has allocated to each regeneration project here in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20831/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (13 May 2014)

Joan Collins: 463. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is a difference in the calculation of both the interest rate and rent charged to shared ownership accounts pre-2003 and post 2003. [21208/14]