Results 501-520 of 5,269 for speaker:Joan Collins

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the period for which the waiver of development levies (details supplied) will apply; if he will provide an exact outline of how all local authority funds and developments connected to levies will be guaranteed by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20781/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: On 25 April, the Taoiseach stated the Government would waive development levies for one year. The day before that, however, he stated in a press briefing that the waiver would apply for a couple of years. For what period will the waiver apply? How will all local authority funds and developments connected to levies be guaranteed by the Government? I ask the Minister to make a statement on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister. There was a certain amount of clarity in his reply. I am seeking a commitment from him that the waiver will be for one year only and will not be extended. That is a matter of trust and I do not know how much trust we have in the context of many of these deals. At the committee, the Minister stated that just under €20,000 per unit is expected to be passed on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the move by Dublin City Council with regard to the regeneration of an estate (details supplied); and the reason the contract ended. [20782/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the further qualifications a person (details supplied) needs to enable them to work in the health service, nursing homes and so on; and the cost for same. [23893/23]

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: First and foremost, I send my support and solidarity to the Palestinian people on the anniversary of the Nakba yesterday. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Nakba. There have been 75 years of injustice, brutality and murder and of a programme of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Israeli state against the Palestinian people. The Nakba is not an historic event; it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank Mr. Harris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank Mr. Harris for coming before the committee again. I have a few questions. Mr. Harris made a point about legislation along the lines of Malta’s Autism Empowerment Act 2016. Then, he proceeded to say that the "legislation would simply require the State to publish an autism strategy at regular intervals, to involve autistic people in the process of drafting". Is that exactly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 that the NCSE visited to report on suitability for special education provision. [22858/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with the National Parents Council Post Primary in view of the fact that the NPCPP is the body named in the Education Act 1998 to represent post primary parents; why funding and recognition for the NPCPP has been withdrawn; and why the Minister has not met with the NPCPP over the past three years despite requests. [22859/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is such a delay in granting the go ahead of the new build for a school (details supplied) in view that it is now 14 weeks since the school submitted a request to progress the build; and if she will meet with the principal as soon as possible so this new build can go ahead. [22811/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (11 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has considered any other proposal for an auto-enrolment pension system where one system could be up to 70% better value than that currently being designed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/23]

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this Private Members' motion. This Government finds itself in the unique position of being awash with cash - a €10 billion surplus this year rising to €65 billion over the next three years. It has more money than it knows what to do with. The Minister for Finance is apparently going to bring a memorandum to Cabinet with suggestions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently request that her Department clears the moneys for a school (details supplied). [21294/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set up a nationwide animal cruelty register to help authorities identify breaches of bans on keeping animals and prevent those with animal cruelty convictions from working in environments where they have access to animals. [20911/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in races and trials to-date in 2023; the nature and date of the injuries at the tracks at which they occurred; the number killed or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any post-mortems carried out. [20912/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the greyhound track attendance figures for 2022 and to-date in 2023 for both GRI and private tracks, with a breakdown of the figures into paid and complimentary entry and entry by adults, children, greyhound owners and trainers, bookmakers, and so on. [20914/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sectors that are involved in the maceration of chicks in Ireland; the number of companies killing chicks in this abhorrent way; the number of chicks killed every year; and if he will introduce a ban on chick maceration. [20915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 May 2023)

Joan Collins: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that another Irish greyhound has ended up in China (details supplied); if he will investigate if the dog was exported directly or indirectly from Ireland; if action will be taken against those responsible for the export; and if he is aware of other Irish greyhounds exported to China for breeding and racing purposes...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Joan Collins: I welcome this motion from Sinn Féin. We are debating the matter ad nauseam, but the Dáil has to keep coming back to it. I recognise that the Government has spent €1.2 billion and assisted some people with their energy bills. However, it is trying to play down the cost-of-living crisis. For example, the Taoiseach stated this afternoon that inflation was decreasing and...