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Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: I am happy to be speaking on the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023. I support the introduction of the windfall tax on energy companies. Despite the pressure the Opposition put on the Government a year or 18 months ago, it did not do so then. The Bill clearly does not go far enough. It applies a 75% tax on everything over a 20%...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how special schools can have generic behaviour codes which every child has to follow when these children with the highest supports do not understand what is been asked of them, leading to suspension of the children and families in distress (details supplied); her stance on behaviour codes for special schools; if she will examine with her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (29 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she intends to introduce free schoolbooks in secondary schools. [31158/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (29 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of primary and post-primary schools that have been issued with funds by her Department to buy, or that have been issued with air purifiers and HEPA filters for their classrooms; and a list of schools that have not been issued with same. [31157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) has a school place in an autism class this September. [31155/23]

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: I wish to draw attention to two events in the news this week. First, I express my solidarity with the water services workers all over the country, in particular those of them belonging to Unite who will be going out on strike this Friday. We need to make sure these workers keep their pay, conditions and public service status. Guarantees around conditions such as allowances, regular and...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing this motion to the floor of the House. I also welcome those in the Gallery who have come to listen to the debate. I hope they will get a resolution to this issue. It is clear from the PwC report that the current fair deal scheme, commonly known as the "unfair deal scheme", is rapidly becoming unsuitable for our social care needs. Providers are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: 275. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a series of matters concerning an amendment to the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30587/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: It was pointed out to me that when the Food and Safety Authority withdrew all imported frozen food from the shelves of Iceland, there were health and safety inspectors literally crawling all over the place the following day. When we raised the issue of wage theft, we did not get inspectors from the Labour Courts in those stores to see what was going on. This just shows what kind of response...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: Since the retailer Iceland in February sold its 27 stores to Project Point Technologies, a company directed by Naeem Maniar and with an address at 5 Old Dublin Road, Stillorgan, County Dublin, the workers in Iceland have experienced wage theft and deplorable conditions. As Deputy Cian O'Callaghan stated, the temperature in some stores was very high. The matter was raised in the Chamber a...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: I welcome any additional apprenticeship placements. I also welcome yesterday's announcement of placements in respect of construction, nursing, etc. I wish to discuss the underlying economic and social conditions. In a general sense, we have a cost-of-living crisis and a housing crisis and we are facing an existential climate breakdown. Starting pay for workers who build the houses and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: The Taoiseach all but refused to answer my question on promised legislation on the matter I am raising today and so I am going to try again. The question is about segregation of Part V council tenants. In light of the situation in the Davitt apartment complex in Drimnagh and others around Dublin and in light of the fact that Part V tenancies are set to become even more important for housing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: The Davitt complex is one complex that we are very clear on because we have heard it directly from the horse's mouth, the tenants living there. We know it has happened elsewhere in the city. We are going in a very serious direction if we are going to have segregation. Those in block D are all council tenants. Tuath Housing is managing the 26 homes in block D that do not have access to the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: First, I will express solidarity with the workers in Iceland in the Northside Shopping Centre. I was on the picket line with them a couple of weeks ago. A number of workers were let go after that strike. I bring to the attention of the Taoiseach the situation of Part V council tenants. We have been dealing with a situation with tenants of a complex in Drimnagh, The Davitt. It is a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: It has to do with planning applications and the planning process.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: What about access to playgrounds?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Election of Cathaoirleach (21 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: I want to congratulate the Cathaoirleach. I was privileged to sit on the last committee with her, as well as a number of the Deputies present. We produced a very good report. The challenge for us now, as Deputy Ó Cuív has said, is to implement it. The first thing we should do, and we can discuss it here, is to revisit all those halting sites we visited last time to see if...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Election of Cathaoirleach (21 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: I would just make the point that Mr. Leo Bollins is the clerk to the committee. He was the clerk to the committee the last time and I also had the privilege of working with him on the Joint Committee on Autism, so is great to have him on board.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Election of Cathaoirleach (21 Jun 2023)

Joan Collins: Are we going to vote on a Vice Chair?