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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: In August, we will celebrate the struggle of workers in Dublin to organise a trade union. Recently, I had the privilege of reading Strumpet City again for the first time in a while. It reminded me of the reasons for having trade union leaders - workers broke bad laws to get recognition for their unions, to have the right to organise and to seek higher pay and proper conditions. ...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: In voting against Croke Park II, workers did not want to be like turkeys voting for Christmas, in that if the Government wanted to take €1 billion, it would apply the 7% cut. I hope that they will make the right decision when voting on this agreement.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: One is brought to the station like Deputy Clare Daly was.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Traveller Community Issues (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: That would be appreciated but questions have been tabled already and the Minister has given standard replies to Deputy Eric Byrne. However, I will certainly contact the Minister about this area. It is not just that school but also the other schools around it and the community in Labre Park, which are all part of that system. There has been a definite reduction in school attendance by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Traveller Community Issues (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he proposes to lift the educational attainment levels within the traveller community in view of the fact that many cutbacks in education funding both directly and indirectly affect those in the traveller community as highlighted by a recent report by Pavee Point indicates that funding for traveller education has been cut by 86.6% since...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Traveller Community Issues (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: The reason I tabled the question is that in response to other questions the Department has stated things are going well in the Traveller community with regard to education. I believe the principle is individual educational needs rather than Traveller identity. We are not discussing this aspect. We had a recent experience in St. Dominic's in Ballyfermot. What the Minister is saying now is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 485. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that in 2008 Sligo County Council sought approval from his Department to the raising of a loan of €6.4 million for a new Sligo Museum and an extension to the Model Arts and Niland Gallery, that the total capital cost of the new Museum and extension to the Model and Niland Gallery was an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that his Department, in a letter to the Sligo County Manager dated 2 November 2012, expressed concern at the accumulating deficit on the councils revenue account and stated that he would be willing to provide approval for the conversion of the council’s then existing overdraft of €7.5...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Issues (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the names of members of the Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group in 2002 to 2008; and the agencies they represented. [25686/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Issues (28 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the board or organisation that acted for and currently acts as the host agency for the Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group; the reason information on LANPAG is not generally available or available on the world wide web; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions Issues (21 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 515. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the issues raised in the Prime Time Investigates programme on the Bethany Home and ongoing calls for justice for survivors of the Bethany Home, his plans to put in place a redress scheme for survivors. [24220/13]

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Joan Collins: While this legislation has been generally welcomed by the taxi industry, there are still some issues of concern with it. Furthermore, while many in the industry welcomed the fact that a taxi regulation review took place, many felt the review process was not inclusive. The disastrous deregulation of the taxi industry by the previous Government has had an enormous effect, particularly on the...

Other Questions: Industrial Disputes (15 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his intention to intervene in the developing dispute between Bus Éireann Staff and Management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (15 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will lift the teaching cap in relation to a college (details supplied) in Dublin to allow the college to move into developing new courses, consider Irish certification and fund Irish as English degree courses are funded and consider equality for students with a proper grants system; if he will also consider changing the status of further...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Provision (15 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 246. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 26 March 2013, there were 368 Health Information and Quality Authority audits of the Dublin north west foster care service, there was 34 cases of serious concern, if birth parents who have reported concern of their children in foster care to social services and have not been contacted by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (15 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any supports available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to adapt a car. [23245/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (15 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of employees including management in Bus Éireann that earn over €100,000; the level these employees are at; and if any employee including management received a bonus over the past five years. [23298/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (15 May 2013)

Joan Collins: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the annual wages and any pension agreements in respect of a person (details supplied). [23300/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Registered Employment Agreements (14 May 2013)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for clarifying that. The point I want to stress is that there should be no vacuum that might leave workers vulnerable. I made the point regarding the advertisement in Poland seeking 900 workers for a big contract in Intel and offering only €10 per hour. While we have electricians sitting at home in Ireland who cannot get jobs, that will cause a lot of concern...

Topical Issue Debate: Registered Employment Agreements (14 May 2013)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, for coming to the House for this Topical Issue. It appears that the relevant Ministers did not appear for the other issues that were raised, although I do not know whether that reflects something. I have raised this issue because a ruling of the Supreme Court last Thursday struck out the legality of registered...