Results 261-280 of 5,130 for speaker:Joan Collins

Army Barracks (26 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Defence his schedule for the closure of army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/11]

Health Services Delivery: Motion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2011)

Joan Collins: On 15 February this year the Minister gave an interview in which he said that health service managers who do not achieve targets for reducing waiting lists and trolley numbers would be fired under the Fine Gael Government. On 15 February, the figure from the INMO trolley watch was 461. The figure for today is 429. I presume no-one has been fired. I have not heard of any firing from the...

European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: That is why the government has allowed the people of Greece to respond.

European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Major organisations do not agree with the Taoiseach.

Developments in the Eurozone: Statements (Resumed) (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Several times today and as reported in The Irish Times, the Taoiseach said the policy of the Government was to ensure growth, not default, a message that was repeated by the Minister. Is it not more correct to say the Government's policy is one of a wing and a prayer, namely, to comply with all of the terms of the troika bailout, follow to the letter the orders from the ECB and in the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will meet with the county manager and the head of finance in Sligo County Council to discuss the application of the €15 million loan funding which was sanctioned by him on 19 July 2010; if he has had written communication with Sligo County Council regarding the matter of the loan in...

Written Answers — Regeneration Projects: Regeneration Projects (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 282: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure of regeneration funding on consultants, on firms providing professional services and on organisations providing community support in respect of a regeneration project (details supplied) in County Sligo for the years 2008 and 2009; if he will provide the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 283: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo Borough Council sought a sum of €445,000 to refurbish 53 houses in an estate (details supplied) in County Sligo in the current year and that the sum will be met from the €2 million allocation from him for the regeneration project this year; the way...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of regeneration funding spent in 2009 on the Dublin City inner city flat complexes regeneration scheme, the Tralee town Mitchel's Crescent regeneration scheme, the Sligo borough Cranmore regeneration scheme, the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Laurel Avenue regeneration scheme and the Waterford city...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 300: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that there is an inbuilt inequity to the proposed household charge of a flat fee of €100 for every household. [32318/11]

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: There are choices to be made.

Social Welfare Code: Motion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: I was astonished to see this motion on the Order Paper. That Fianna Fáil Members who were instrumental in making massive cuts in social welfare benefits to the most vulnerable in our society should put forward this type of motion is incredible. The current Government is implementing many of the cuts introduced by its Fianna Fáil predecessors. Thus we have Fianna Fáil past, the...

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the UNICEF report The Child Left Behind - a table of inequality in child well-being in the world's rich countries, in particular the finding that our child poverty rate was 13.5% with taxes and social transfers taken into account (details supplied); if she will fight the case for child poverty...

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. There are many facets to the UNICEF report, The Child Left Behind. As regards the assessment of the material well-being of children in the 24 richest countries, Ireland is listed at 22nd with only Poland and Hungary below us. That assessment was based on the percentage of children in homes with incomes below 50% of the national average. The second...

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The Minister made a point about the protection of preschool payments. It is vital that in this budget the protection of child benefit payments must be sacrosanct. Will the Minister commit to oppose any cuts in child benefit?

Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: I agree that job creation is crucial for taking families out of poverty. However, this will take time. I ask for a commitment from the Minister that in this budget the child benefit will be protected and that the Minister will actively oppose any cuts in child benefit until some time in a few years when there is more employment.

Written Answers — Child Poverty: Child Poverty (3 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if will release a child poverty impact analysis in relation to budget 2012 and future budgets; her views on the need and usefulness of such an analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32628/11]

Written Answers — Local Improvements Scheme: Local Improvements Scheme (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 580: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will name the seven local authorities which did not submit their revised restoration improvement three year programmes, restoration improvement schemes maps and restoration maintenance schemes forms to the National Roads Authority by 16 March 2011, in compliance with the contents of Circular RLR 2/2011; and if he will...

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: The policy of the Government is to cut the State's deficit to 3% by 2013, thereby returning to us our sovereignty, yet it is now supporting the potential of the European Central Bank to become the central bank and ruler of our banking system. Power is taken from our hands in any case. I would like the Minister of State to elaborate on this. The policy of austerity will bring all countries...

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Joan Collins: What about the consequences of austerity?