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Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: I congratulate Deputy Catherine Murphy for bringing forward this legislation. The Bill is specific. Section 3, as has been mentioned, refers to specific objectives such as energy efficiency, reducing energy demand and reducing fossil fuel dependancy. Section 4 sets the targets and sections 5 and 6 set out the national plan to achieve those. It is strange to hear Deputy Mulherin state...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a group (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will receive confirmation that they will be able to open a new multi-denominational school for their area in September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6365/13]

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: The Minister of State has gone over time.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: We are in the minority.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: We cannot hear what he is saying.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: Outrageous.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: We never said that.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality noting (details supplied), further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 96,104, 68, & 58, of 11 December 2012, that his replies are at variance with this information, if he will explain for each case noted, if the driver of the Vehicle contacted the Gardai requesting termination of the fixed charge penalty; the person who instructed the termination;...

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the revenue foregone by termination of penalty points for all fixed charge penalties during the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2011. [6011/13]

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: The Minister did not really answer my question, which is very specific. It gave five different instances of two people who have been mentioned in this House before - Mary Devins and Séamus Hughes.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: It gives five different instances. In two, no reason was given for the termination, while in one, the termination is discretionary/other. In another instance, it was termination on humanitarian grounds, while in another case the termination was discretionary/other and humanitarian grounds entered into it. This is at variance to the Minister's response to Deputy Wallace a moment ago and...

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: That is not why I raised this.

Promissory Notes: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: When I last spoke on this issue I referenced in detail the economics of Mr. Michael Taft, which starkly revealed that Ireland was bearing a huge share of the cost of bailing out the system in the EU in that it was paying 42% of the total net cost to all 27 states and a staggering 26% of GDP, the cost of which is €9,000 per person in Ireland as opposed to €190 per person in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (5 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the information he has regarding the unaccounted for water in private estates built during the period 1992 to 2012 receiving treated water from public water mains and the measures that have been taken to charge the developers of these estates for this wasted resource. [5563/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (5 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revoke the deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5664/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status (5 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5667/13]

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: And now the Government is intent on introducing a vampire tax.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to his announcement last December of his intention to designate the area around Rockabill to Dalkey Island as a special area of conservation, if he has discussed the implications of this with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: I am sure people want to do valuable work. I know they want to work rather than sit at home. However, the Minister's proposal is not creating jobs. It seems she is creating short-term placements without any long term work. People want to work until they are 60 or 65. They do not want a short-term job such as cleaning parks, for example. If the local authorities need the work done, why...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joan Collins: We do not know what the scheme is.