Results 41-60 of 5,110 for speaker:Joan Collins

Special Educational Needs (4 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I cannot accept that. The Minister has a choice and can stop paying teachers in fee-paying schools thereby saving the State €100 million, which could be put into providing badly needed SNAs and resource teachers. The choice is between protecting people and keeping privileged schools going.

Residential Mortgage Debt: Motion (Resumed) (4 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I noted from the Minister's contribution yesterday that no mention was made of Fine Gael's election commitments in the programme for Government. One of the commitments proposed introducing special relief for those who bought homes between 2004 and 2008 within 100 days of taking office. Measures were also promised to force lenders to reduce variable rates by 0.25% within 100 days. There is...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: You should stop preaching to me.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: You will not preach to me.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I would first like to refer to the extremely silly remarks made by the Minister, Deputy Burton, about the technical group voting for the bank guarantee. The Minister knows very well that the composition of the technical group in this Dáil is different from that of the last Dáil. There are very serious issues at stake and we could do without this type of silliness. The five ULA Members...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Yes, everything over €100,000 at 95%. That would bring a massive amount of money into the economy. We are in a serious situation. We are in a crisis situation and those who have the money should be putting into the economy what they need to over the next period of time rather than the Government coming back repeatedly to the blind, the disabled and the low-paid worker. There should be...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I would be interested to hear what the Government has to say in this regard, and whether it will continue dipping into pockets of ordinary people or turn its face to the wealthy who have not contributed to the resolution of this crisis.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I did not say that.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I stated that the changes were cosmetic.

National Wage Agreements (5 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Does the Minister agree that the austerity programme his Government is pursuing will continue to have a negative impact on jobs and industry? Will the Minister be straight with the House and the people that the reversal in policy on the national minimum wage is not a concession by the Government but it is linked integrally to the 250,000 people on the EROs? Will he make clear that it is...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (10 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 248: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a letter of 8 March 2011 in which the former Minister of State with responsibility for housing and local services approved funding of €500,000 towards the enhancement of O'Connell Street, Sligo; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the total estimated...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (10 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish the ownership of a derelict and abandoned house at a location (details supplied). [10522/11]

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (11 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 114 and 115 of 20 April 2011, if any organisations have applied for funding to run the 116000 missing child phone number from any Government Department; and if any organisation expressed an interest in tendering for the phone line but cost became a barrier to bidding....

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Joan Collins: I was indicating an intention to speak on a separate matter.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Deputy McDonald asked the question I was going to raise but I think-----

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Before the general election, Fine Gael and the Labour Party called for a jobs stimulus plan to kick-start the economy. After the election they spoke about a jobs budget which has now been downgraded to a modest jobs initiative. I agree that it should be called modest. These proposals are very modest. The figure we have heard is, in effect, 10,000 jobs. This will hardly make a dent in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided for each urban regeneration project in 2011; the status of the current regeneration projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10992/11]

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the action he will take regarding the reports from a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11380/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an appeal for domiciliary care (details supplied). [11448/11]