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

Joan Collins: Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the year in which the current contract for each of the 34 city and county managers will expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26295/11]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that commercial waste collectors have, from the 1 September 2011, increased the charge to domestic customers for the collection of 240 litre general waste bins by approximately 15%; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that commercial waste...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Once again ordinary citizens are being forced to pay for the gambling debts of the super-rich through a new form of tax. That is exactly what this is and what the public sees it as. There is no better example of the greed of the very wealthy in Ireland than that of Seán Quinn, who is already the richest man in the country. He embarked on a crazy gamble involving billions of euro. If...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: I do.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: A man who put a company and people's lives at risk.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Nationalised.

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: What time do we conclude tonight?

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: I will try to be succinct. I welcome the opportunity to discuss job creation and the jobs crisis. I thank the Members from the Technical Group and also those from Sinn Féin who tabled an amendment to the motion. Recently, I had a conversation with a trade union organiser in the construction industry who visited a site with a public contract to monitor whether workers were registered on the...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details and dates of all the planned downgrading of the 24 hour accident and emergency at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin; the date on which this proposal is due to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26428/11]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place in terms of staffing and budgets at St. Vincent's Hospital, accident and emergency, in view of the threatened downgrading of the 24 hour accident and emergency at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26376/11]

Written Answers — Registry of Friendly Societies: Registry of Friendly Societies (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of industrial and provident societies registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies in 2010; 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 (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork City Council and Sligo Borough Council have received funding from the sustainable communities fund for the employment of community wardens; and his plans to continue funding the employment of the community wardens through urban renewal schemes and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive west intend to close a nursing home (detail supplied) in County Galway as a residential facility notwithstanding the unanimous motions adopted by both Galway City Council and the Regional Health Forum West to keep it open; if his further attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per sq. m incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin of road resurfacing for regional roads in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26525/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per sq. m incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin, of road resurfacing for local roads in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26526/11]

Public Transport (29 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the expected cuts to Dublin Bus subvention rate after the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/11]

Public Transport (29 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: In 2000, the then Department of Public Enterprise produced a report on subvention. Dublin was ranked third lowest by comparison with other cities in terms of what it received. Its percentage was 4% while that for Bergen in Norway was 1.5% and that for Belfast was 2%. In Belfast 98% of revenue came from fares and in Dublin 96% of revenue came from fares. Dublin is the biggest city in...

Public Transport (29 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Dublin Bus has already lost 120 buses and this has had an impact on efficiency. I had a meeting with Dublin Bus this morning about bus route Nos. 19 and 68. The cuts have had an impact and people are returning to their cars. The system is not efficient. We will face charges of up to €1 billion over the next five years under the Kyoto protocol if we do not honour the agreement, yet we...

Sale of State Assets (29 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: It will be a great surprise to people that the State's 25% stake in Aer Lingus is what the Minister says it is. It was sold on the basis that the 25% would protect the airline and keep it in State control. The key benefit of having that control - I would like to hear the Minister's opinion on this - is that as an island nation we will not have to depend on a private business to run our...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo County Council has had the highest overall deficit balance of all county and city councils, as outlined in their respective annual financial statements for the financial years ending 31 December 2008, 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010, that Sligo...