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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 98. To ask the Minister for Health if weekly Covid-19 testing will be extended to categories (details supplied) that are essential to the running of the country; if he will report on the plan for track and trace; and the persons that will be targeted in view of the fact prompt test and trace results will be crucial. [23683/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (15 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 105. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the reimbursement for a cross-border directive operation has not been paid to a person (details supplied) a year after the payment was made by the patient. [23674/20]

Public Health, Well-being and National Drugs Strategy: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: I also support the Minister of State in his new position. Many people involved with the drugs and alcohol task forces will be watching closely to see how he will deal with his brief. I am a political representative on the Canal Communities local drugs and alcohol task force and it welcomes and looks forward to working with him. During the previous term, I put down a Private Members'...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (10 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department can take to facilitate a person (details supplied) in distress; and if legal or diplomatic assistance will be provided through an embassy. [23094/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consular Services (10 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to facilitate and assist a person (details supplied) in distress; and if legal or diplomatic assistance will be provided through an embassy. [23091/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: I will make a short contribution. I agree that we are at a crucial point and it will be one of many crucial points we will face over the next period in our war against the virus. We will have rearguard skirmishes, battles and everything else thrown into the mix over the next period of time. The Minister called it chapter 2. I do not know whether that is the correct term, but that is how...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: No, but we managed to do it-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: Exactly. We have to do this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: Four years later-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: The Duffy Cahill report was published in March 2016. We had 2017, 2018 , 2019 and we are now in 2020. The Taoiseach is correct that those workers have been a long time on the picket line - 150 days. When people were told to cocoon at the very start of the restrictions, those workers had to go out there and protect the shop's stock so that it would not be sold off above their heads. They...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: I also wish to raise the issue of the Debenhams workers, because I do not think we got an answer that we can stand by. Would the Taoiseach condemn the arrests of the workers this morning? Is it now the policy of the gardaí to arrest workers engaging in peaceful industrial action? To my knowledge, this has never happened before. Occupations have been broken up and workers have been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Travel Trade Sector (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will meet with an association (details supplied) to resolve an issue about the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [21525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a communication will be provided from her Department or the NCSE in relation to the case of a school (details supplied) which was offered another school to take over and expand educational services. [21283/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Creation (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce the supports for employment initiatives for persons with hearing loss or visual impairment as announced in January 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21218/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a self-employed person (details supplied) is not being assessed for the pandemic unemployment payment on their 2018 earnings. [21155/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 672. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding fortnightly social welfare payments. [21373/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 730. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if workers that have an underlying illness such as COPD, immune deficiencies and so on will continue to receive the pandemic unemployment payment if they cannot return to work due to their illness. [22104/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 1060. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent inquiry will be established to investigate and furnish a report on all issues connected to the handling by the adult safeguarding and protection unit of CHO7 of the complaints of abuse of a person (details supplied). [21315/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (8 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: 1259. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed reductions in prescription charges for those with medical cards that were due to take place in July 2020 will be applied. [21812/20]

Back to School, Further and Higher Education and Special Education: Statements (3 Sep 2020)

Joan Collins: All the Deputies who represent Dublin South Central have asked for a meeting with the Minister of State about setting up Scoil Colm in Crumlin as an autism special school. Will she meet us? The parents' campaign has also sought a meeting with her. Everyone would be pleased to know that she will meet us.