Results 141-160 of 5,130 for speaker:Joan Collins

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Joan Collins: I am speaking on behalf of the Independent Group. As we speak, Israel is assaulting the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, a city it previously declared as a safe zone for refugees. This is not the first atrocity we have seen Israel commit since it invaded Gaza and it will not be the last. It is just one of the many atrocities against civilians we have witnessed, and will witness, as the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Joan Collins: Last week I received the following email: My mother has been a type 2 insulin-dependent patient for over 40 years. She was changed over to a Dexcom system nearly two years ago. This system enables patients to manage control over their diabetes through smart technology and eliminates the need for over five finger pricks per day. This also allowed us to share blood sugar readings in real...

Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2024)

Joan Collins: First, I would like to thank the Labour Party for bringing this important Bill before the Dáil today. Yesterday, the Government pushed forward two amendments to our Constitution in the name of gender equality, ignoring all opposition, to set-up a referendum on International Women’s Day. Today, it kicks the can down the road on legislation that would make a real, material...

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2024)

Joan Collins: I thank Deputy Doherty for tabling this Private Members' motion. The current housing strategy where we see more investment funds buying up blocks of new housing or huge build-to-rent developments is a clear example of how this Government’s policy on housing has been an unmitigated disaster for ordinary people. Faced with a generational housing crisis the only political will the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jan 2024)

Joan Collins: 755. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [56776/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2024)

Joan Collins: 882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the circumstances of the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined to ascertain if more persons are affected, with a view to ensuring that persons in these circumstances receive the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56751/23]

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: I am not a barrister or a solicitor in any shape or form; I am a lay person. I thank the members of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality for the time and effort they took to produce such a comprehensive and progressive report. The report is certainly a lot more progressive than the Government's proposed amendments. I welcome most of the measures in both the 39th and 40th amendments....

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: I agree with everything Deputy Ó Cuív has said. We have to look at how we can make a difference very quickly and then build on that to get the longer term issues dealt with. I agree that, in conjunction with Pavee Point and other organisations, we must look at what provisions we can insert in the planning and development legislation to reflect the needs of the community. I am...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: Yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: I hope the scheme will be a quick win.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: Yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: Yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: I agree with what Mr. Collins said about TDs and public representatives.

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: Deputy Collins is the one who is miles away from reality.

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: I welcome the fact that the Government is accepting this motion in principle. I would like to hear a reply from the Minister of State on whether the Government will amend the Fossil Fuel (Amendment) Act 2018 in a manner that will widen its reach so it is applicable to all funds within the ISIF by means of the removal of the exclusionary clause within section 49A(1) regarding financial...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (13 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: What we have to do here is set the principle, and this must be done by the Government, that waste collection must be remunicipalised. Very important issues are at stake here. One is the overseeing of waste management. Waste has a great effect on pollution, water quality in our seas and rivers, and the spread of microplastics, not to mention the waste we export for other countries to deal...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (13 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: Greyhound's bin charges have increased from €16.50 to €24.47 in 18 months. Panda is increasing annual charges by 8.4% less than a year after it increased its general waste bin charge by 12%. You would expect to see the rest of the waste collection companies following suit soon. The privatisation of our bin service is bad for households but it is also bad for workers. We saw...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: It is now eight months since the Government lifted the eviction ban and took away the only thing keeping thousands of people from facing eviction. It was a political decision to allow a level of homelessness in this country that has not been seen in modern times. Time will tell the full damage of lifting the no-fault eviction ban, but we know that since the Government took away the ban, in...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: I am glad the Government has brought forward a Bill to make our planning system clearer in the aftermath of repeated calls from the Opposition at the committee on housing and by interest groups. I echo my fellow Deputies' concerns over the lack of: a proper explanatory memorandum for the Bill; adequate speaking time on the third-largest Bill in the State's history; and time for Members to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (7 Dec 2023)

Joan Collins: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider raising employers PRSI to the EU average. [51736/23]