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Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The Deputy is not asking questions.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The Deputy has to ask questions of the Minister.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The Minister is right. It is a question of choices. In our budget submission we will put forward a programme of asset and wealth taxes that could be utilised to pay for measures to put people back to work and to put jobs back on the highest point of the agenda again. I have a particular question relating to the new children's hospital. Before the election, many Deputies on the other side...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (15 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 395: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 18 October 2011, in which he stated that he would meet the county manager and the head of finance in Sligo County Council to discuss the application of the €15 million loan funding which was sanctioned by his Department on 19 July 2010, the date on which he...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 655: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the intra-urban road link Objective T2.12 linking the junction of Burton Street-Pearse Road to the junction of Mail Coach Road-Connolly Street, as contained in the Sligo and environs development plan, has yet to be implemented; if he has received any submissions from Sligo...

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The policy of the Government is to cut the State's deficit to 3% by 2013, thereby returning to us our sovereignty, yet it is now supporting the potential of the European Central Bank to become the central bank and ruler of our banking system. Power is taken from our hands in any case. I would like the Minister of State to elaborate on this. The policy of austerity will bring all countries...

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: What about the consequences of austerity?

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: We have put forward many options, one of which is to tax the wealthy.

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: What the Minister of State has said is not what President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel have-----

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reports of possible air assaults on Iran; if the recent decision to close the Irish embassy in Iran is linked to this possibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33708/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Freedom Waves initiative and the participation of the Irish ship [i]MV Saoirse[/i]; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33709/11]

Written Answers — Local Improvements Scheme: Local Improvements Scheme (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 580: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will name the seven local authorities which did not submit their revised restoration improvement three year programmes, restoration improvement schemes maps and restoration maintenance schemes forms to the National Roads Authority by 16 March 2011, in compliance with the contents of Circular RLR 2/2011; and if he will...

Written Answers — Child Poverty: Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if will release a child poverty impact analysis in relation to budget 2012 and future budgets; her views on the need and usefulness of such an analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32628/11]

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the UNICEF report The Child Left Behind - a table of inequality in child well-being in the world's rich countries, in particular the finding that our child poverty rate was 13.5% with taxes and social transfers taken into account (details supplied); if she will fight the case for child poverty...

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. There are many facets to the UNICEF report, The Child Left Behind. As regards the assessment of the material well-being of children in the 24 richest countries, Ireland is listed at 22nd with only Poland and Hungary below us. That assessment was based on the percentage of children in homes with incomes below 50% of the national average. The second...

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The Minister made a point about the protection of preschool payments. It is vital that in this budget the protection of child benefit payments must be sacrosanct. Will the Minister commit to oppose any cuts in child benefit?

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: I agree that job creation is crucial for taking families out of poverty. However, this will take time. I ask for a commitment from the Minister that in this budget the child benefit will be protected and that the Minister will actively oppose any cuts in child benefit until some time in a few years when there is more employment.

Social Welfare Code: Motion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: I was astonished to see this motion on the Order Paper. That Fianna Fáil Members who were instrumental in making massive cuts in social welfare benefits to the most vulnerable in our society should put forward this type of motion is incredible. The current Government is implementing many of the cuts introduced by its Fianna Fáil predecessors. Thus we have Fianna Fáil past, the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: There are choices to be made.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will meet with the county manager and the head of finance in Sligo County Council to discuss the application of the €15 million loan funding which was sanctioned by him on 19 July 2010; if he has had written communication with Sligo County Council regarding the matter of the loan in...