Results 5,021-5,040 of 5,269 for speaker:Joan Collins

Written Answers — Onshore Exploration: Onshore Exploration (19 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reports in the US that have found that hydraulic fracturing has caused environmental and societal damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30234/11]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (19 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the president of a foreign company (details supplied) signed a memorandum of agreement with an Irish company in County Sligo in July 2010 in respect of its decision to establish its main European manufacturing base there with the creation of 100 jobs over the next three...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (19 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his input into NewERA; if he will comment on the discussion about the disposal of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that he stated on 23 June 2011 that two radiographers would be appointed later in 2011 to allow for the resumption of the mammography service at Sligo General Hospital, County Sligo; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive, due to the current financial...

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) and Remuneration Bill: Second Stage (19 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: This is yet another attack on living standards and working conditions that were fought for and hard won. The outrageous media campaign suggesting that public sector workers are overpaid and underworked and receive fat pensions is scandalous. None of it is based on actual fact. Comparisons with public sector numbers and pay levels in other OECD countries show that numbers and pay levels in...

Written Answers — Arts Policy: Arts Policy (18 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for sustained funding and job creation in the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29853/11]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (18 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all staff employed by the Houses of the Oireachtas are covered by the Working Time Act and all relevant health and safety regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29738/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when Sligo County Council sought and received sanction from him for a term loan of €15 million in 2010 it stated in its application that the purpose to which the loan was to be applied was "to fund balances on our capital account that remain unfunded -...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 326: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he allocated for the regeneration of Cranmore estate, Sligo, between 2004 and 2011; the amount spent in each year on the regeneration programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29540/11]

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Before I comment on the Bill, further to what Deputy Doherty said, I must state that Fianna Fáil played a major role in the debt crisis and the mortgage crisis affecting so many of our citizens. It played a major role in the inflation of the property bubble, pushing the cost of basic housing needs beyond affordability for ordinary people particularly in the years from 2003 to 2007 when...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of apprentices from the Office of Public Works who have served their time and then not been kept on since the introduction of the moratorium on recruitment; if he will provide an estimate based on the current amount of apprentices in the OPW that will be serving their time in the next year who will also not be...

Written Answers — Registrar of Friendly Societies: Registrar of Friendly Societies (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of industrial and provident societies registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies which have not complied with the statutory obligations with regard to filing annual returns; the number of the societies that have failed to make annual returns consecutively for the past three, four and five years; the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency sought applications or proposals for the post of Sligo regeneration community liaison person with 12 July 2011 as the closing date for receipt of proposals; the number of proposals or applications received; if a...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 20 July 2011, the nature of the disciplinary action taken by the Health Service Executive human resource department following the internal audit; and the details of the recommendations of the internal audit. [28355/11]

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Can we not simply write down mortgage debt and let people breath?

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: If you don't have money you cannot pay.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: I support the Bill and its continuation to Committee Stage. How could anyone in the Chamber not support it? During the election campaign the Labour Party defended the JLCs and REAs. It stated it would strongly oppose any efforts to dismantle them or render them useless from the point of view of employment protection. What has happened since the High Court judgment is that workers are not...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (5 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give a clear commitment that there will be no consideration of lifting the cap of €500,000 on bankers' pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27650/11]

Written Answers — Global Economic Forecasts: Global Economic Forecasts (5 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the IMF's World Economic Outlook report and the UNCTAD report in terms of austerity; if he has read these reports; the impact their analysis might have for the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27651/11]

Written Answers — Financial Governance: Financial Governance (5 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Local Government Audit Service report on Financial Management Reporting in Local Authorities (Report No. 24) published in 2007, recommended that financial management reports should be provided to the elected council on a regular basis, at least quarterly,...