Results 181-200 of 5,110 for speaker:Joan Collins

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 899: To ask the Minister for Health if the weekly reports from Saint Vincent's Hospital, Dublin on the numbers of cystic fibrositis inpatients and those awaiting to be admitted are published; if not, his plans to get these figures released to the public on a weekly basis. [23225/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 903: To ask the Minister for Health the statistics for recorded deaths related to hypothermia in each of the years 2005 to 2011 in tabular form broken down by each month or quarter and age range. [23281/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (14 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 1041: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Drimnagh, Dublin, has been included in the smarter travel initiative; and the amount that has been allocated to smarter travel; and the other areas that have been included and supply a breakdown of the moneys allocated to each area. [22819/11]

Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: We have heard much discussion on TalkTalk and the fact that the company had only to give 30 days notice, under law, to its workers. The Government should extend the number of days notice to 120 and there should be legislation in this area.

Introduction of Water Charges (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: People are waiting for that information.

Waste Management (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: I am reminded of the old saying, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive". We have arrived at the current situation in regard to waste management as a result of decisions made by the previous Government and by members of the Minister's party in local authorities throughout the State. It was inevitable that we would end up with a situation where 14 different private...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the new social housing policy and its focus on providing social housing through leasing and arrangements with private landlords rather than through the direct provision of new local authority housing makes any financial sense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allay concerns among thousands of council housing applicants across the country that his new social housing policy, which envisages replacing directly provided council housing with various leasing arrangements with private landlords, amounts to a hand-out to landlords, developers and banks at the...

Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: The Taoiseach should answer the question.

Written Answers — Registry of Friendly Societies: Registry of Friendly Societies (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an organisation (details supplied) in County Sligo is registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies; if this organisation has met its statutory obligation regarding the filing of annual returns; if the annual returns for 2009 and 2010 have been filed to date; if the Registry of Friendly Societies has an obligation...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 342: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposals and appropriate arrangements relating to the financial position of Sligo County Council that were discussed at his meeting with the cathaoirleach of the council and the county manager on 20 May 2011; the location of which the meeting took place; the time the meeting commenced; the time the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received any correspondence or submissions from Sligo Borough Council or Sligo County Council in regard to funding for the improvement of O'Connell Street, Sligo, in the period since 5 July 2011; the date on which the correspondence or submissions were received in addition to a summary of the...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health when construction work will commence on the major new structure and extension to Sligo General Hospital which is intended to provide accommodation for accident and emergency, 57 surgical beds, the paediatrics department, the obstetrics department and intensive care and high dependence units; when the construction work will be completed; when it is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 529: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the successful projects funded by the smarter travel project fund in 2010, including the name of applicants, the level of funding provided and a summary of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24629/11]

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: "The privatisation of Eircom in 1999 must rank as the biggest single economic mistake made by an Irish Government - until the disastrous blanket bank guarantee of September 2008", according to the Communications Workers Union. There have been six changes of ownership in Eircom since 1999 and handsome profits have been made each time, with the Valentia group making €1 billion. Eircom was...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: I will support them on it.

Hospital Services (22 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Before making a few points about the future of the Rowan ward at Cherry Orchard Hospital in Ballyfermot, as the Minister of State is probably aware, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre website there are approximately 7,000 reported cases of HIV in Ireland, including 331 new HIV diagnoses in 2010, comprising 240 males and 89 females. There were 134 new HIV diagnoses among...

Hospital Services (22 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. Obviously, she is experiencing the same difficulties as everybody else with the HSE in trying to find out exactly what is the position in regard to this ward. I am pleased that she expressed concern about the need for this ward, the respite care that is required and the need to provide for the three long-stay patients in the ward. I ask her to contact us...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of industrial and provident societies registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies in 2009; the number which complied with the statutory obligations with regard to filing annual returns; the number that failed to file annual returns; the action, if any, the Register of Friendly Societies has taken in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 360: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the severance lump sum paid to county managers when they retire; the amount of added years of service included when calculating the retirement package for county managers; if other local authority employees are treated in the same manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26294/11]