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Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Joan Collins
969. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an addiction clinic; and the reason the HSE would need to move the clinic during renovations. [1240/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
1008. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing the Covid-19 vaccination to teachers, SNAs and creche workers who are being asked to stay on the front line along with nursing home residents and workers on the front line of the health services. [1348/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
1013. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the situation regarding the closure of construction sites to stop the spread of Covid-19 will be clarified; the reason social housing and public infrastructure sites are being kept open (details supplied); and his views on whether all building sites should be closed to limit the transmission of the virus. [1380/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Greyhound Industry
Joan Collins
1142. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that were injured and died or were killed at tracks from 1 January 2020 to date; and the names of the greyhounds and the cause of each injury and death by greyhound track in tabular form. [1246/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joan Collins
1187. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the Covid-19 stability scheme funding that went to disability organisations. [44999/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
102. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and his Department have made their business case to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform seeking consultant status and renumeration; and the operational model the HSE and his Department are proposing in view of the Crowe Horwath report 2018 following on from a previous report. [42510/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
174. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of public health specialists that have applied for positions in the past month; and the number of vacancies the HSE is hoping to fill. [42442/20]
Wed, 9 Dec 2020
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JobPath Programme
Joan Collins
150. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if workers who returned to work on 27 November 2020 after having received the pandemic unemployment payment for the past 17 weeks will be entitled to the Christmas bonus (details supplied). [42392/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Housing Issues
Joan Collins
281. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new guidance will be issued to local authorities in relation to co-living as a delay will allow developers to submit co-living planning applications to avoid any proposed ban on such developments. [41699/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Joan Collins
849. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to stop the export of greyhounds from Ireland to countries with no welfare laws; and if a club (details supplied) and its records will be investigated. [42014/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Jobseeker's Benefit
Joan Collins
79. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 428 of 20 October 2020, if the Christmas bonus will be paid to those on jobseeker's benefit. [40520/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Treatment Benefit Scheme
Joan Collins
179. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason a child with Down's syndrome (details supplied) was refused optical benefit. [40746/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
459. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a progress report on the future of a school (details supplied) as an ASD-specific school for children aged five years of age plus. [40513/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Joan Collins
44. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport the driver theory test centres that are closed for learner drivers to take their tests. [39095/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Driver Test
Joan Collins
45. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport the driver theory test centres that are open for tests; and the centres that are closed. [39096/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Hare Coursing
Joan Collins
78. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will resist lobbying from clubs (details supplied) to extend the coursing season by two months into March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Architectural Heritage
Joan Collins
81. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be supported to engage his officials and the HSE to carry out of a historic landscape assessment and a conservation plan on the Brú Chaoimh in Cork Street, Dublin 2. [38270/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Social and Affordable Housing
Joan Collins
91. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a plan of public, cost rental and affordable housing will be implemented on the Oscar Traynor site and the timeframe for the implementation of same. [38269/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Joan Collins
835. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €10 million announced for the drugs strategy that will go to drug and alcohol task forces for local projects; and if the amount is ringfenced. [38233/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Pensions Reform
Joan Collins
117. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if representatives from organisations (details supplied) will be included on the Pensions Commission. [37169/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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European Defence Capabilities
Joan Collins
41. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the European peace facility; the role Ireland and the Defence Forces will play in relation to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36856/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Stadium Projects
Joan Collins
49. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm that the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case for the Dalymount Park proposal has been carried out fully in accordance with the public sector spending code and that the preliminary business case has or will be published. [34044/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Stadium Projects
Joan Collins
53. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the funding business case for the Dalymount Park project on the sale of Tolka Park; and if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that this is a reserved function related to public land and subject to a vote by Dublin City councillors. [34043/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
161. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if foxhunting with hounds and all related activities have been stopped during level 5 restrictions; and if a ban will be introduced due to the cruelty to foxes and the public health concerns associated with large groups of hunters gathering and traversing the countryside. [34036/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
134. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when the position of the Director of the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre will be filled with a full-time consultant contract with the relative pay and conditions (details supplied) [33309/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
171. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if NPHET or his Department has drawn up a formal written memo or advice on zero Covid-19 in view of the Taoiseach stating he is unwilling to embrace zero Covid-19 on advice from NPHET. [33308/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
723. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will provide guidelines to deal with the situation. [32599/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
1348. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of public health doctors here; the number that have qualified as consultants and are not employed as consultants; and the number of public health medicine consultants that came home to fill positions (details supplied) [33332/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
1349. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason he has not drawn up the proper consultant contracts for such doctors (details supplied) [33333/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
1350. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the public health measures being put in place to ensure the isolation of Covid-19 infection within the Travelling community, the rate of which has increased in the past four weeks. [33334/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
1354. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if there is a group of environmental scientists feeding into NPHET; if not, the reason; and the amount allocated to improve ventilation in buildings (details supplied). [33341/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joan Collins
428. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used in deciding to pay the Christmas bonus to those on pandemic unemployment payment with the proviso that the recipient must be on the payment for four months. [31641/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joan Collins
126. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a new company is eligible for the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, if the previous company was availing of the scheme in cases in which the trading operations of a company change from one company to another. [30791/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Sporting Rights
Joan Collins
131. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the provisions of the Broadcasting Act 2009 could be extended to allow for Nations League matches to be shown live on terrestrial television as is the case for the European Championships and the World Cup. [30482/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
165. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has been allocated a roll number; if a patron has been allocated in view of the fact there is a patron ready to take up this role; and the stage of the process to open the school as an autism-specific school in 2021. [30432/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Joan Collins
169. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education her views on whether urgent action is necessary to reduce class sizes and that adequate funding must be provided in budget 2021 to bring class sizes down to the European average. [30446/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Joan Collins
170. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if class sizes in DEIS schools will be reduced. [30447/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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School Funding
Joan Collins
171. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education when the disparity per pupil funding between primary and post-primary education will be rectified. [30448/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Public Sector Pay
Joan Collins
172. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if the scandal of unequal pay for those who entered teaching in each of the years 2011 to 2014 will end; and the timeline for same. [30449/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Joan Collins
36. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 3 December 2019, when the review of the climate action plan will be completed, in particular, the recommendation in relation to the issue of revisits for additional works under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29666/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Housing Policy
Joan Collins
32. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a commitment will be given that public land to be developed for housing can only be used for public housing. [27756/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Local Authority Housing
Joan Collins
51. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that persons have been on the housing waiting list for two decades, that more than 68,000 persons and families are on housing waiting lists and that more than 8,700 persons are in emergency homelessness accommodation; and his plans to tackle the housing emergency. [27755/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Housing Policy
Joan Collins
83. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the anti-eviction legislation will be reinstated for renters. [27754/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
184. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children who have tested positive for Covid-19 since school resumption up to 25 September 2020; and the number of secondary school students who have tested positive in the same period. [27984/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
185. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school teachers who have tested positive for Covid-19 since school resumption up to 25 September 2020; and the number of secondary school teachers who have tested positive in the same period. [27986/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
378. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of primary school children who have tested positive for Covid-19 since school resumption up to 25 September 2020; and the number of secondary school students who have been tested positive in the same period. [27981/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
379. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of primary school teachers who have tested positive for Covid-19 since school resumption up to 25 September 2020; and the number of secondary school teachers who have tested positive in the same period. [27983/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
380. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of primary school children who have tested positive for Covid-19 since school resumption up to 25 September 2020; and the number of secondary school students who have tested positive in the same period. [27985/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
381. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of primary school teachers who have tested positive for Covid-19 since school resumption up to 25 September 2020; and the number of secondary school teachers who have tested positive in the same period. [27987/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
749. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the alert that took place in a school (details supplied) on 16 September 202 in relation to the Covid-19 tracker app will be clarified; and the reason for the alert. [26639/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Hospital Staff
Joan Collins
846. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when up to 500 unfilled consultant posts will be filled; and when the pay inequity in which persons employed after 2012 get paid less will end. [26616/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
848. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation that took place in a school (details supplied) on 16 September 2020; and if he will provide a clear explanation in relation to same in view of the fact that the Covid-19 tracker system must have the confidence of the population. [26632/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Joan Collins
513. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 8 September 2020, if she will discuss with NPHET the possibility of reverting social welfare payments to a weekly payment (details supplied). [24899/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Medicinal Products
Joan Collins
737. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the drug dupilumab or dupixent which treats moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adult patients; when and the way in which this drug will become widely available; and if he will provide other relevant information on the drug. [24889/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Joan Collins
98. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if weekly Covid-19 testing will be extended to categories (details supplied) that are essential to the running of the country; if he will report on the plan for track and trace; and the persons that will be targeted in view of the fact prompt test and trace results will be crucial. [23683/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Cross-Border Health Initiatives
Joan Collins
105. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason the reimbursement for a cross-border directive operation has not been paid to a person (details supplied) a year after the payment was made by the patient. [23674/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Consular Services
Joan Collins
98. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps his Department can take to facilitate a person (details supplied) in distress; and if legal or diplomatic assistance will be provided through an embassy. [23094/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Consular Services
Joan Collins
167. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice the steps that can be taken to facilitate and assist a person (details supplied) in distress; and if legal or diplomatic assistance will be provided through an embassy. [23091/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Travel Trade Sector
Joan Collins
261. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will meet with an association (details supplied) to resolve an issue about the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [21525/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Schools Amalgamation
Joan Collins
501. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if a communication will be provided from her Department or the NCSE in relation to the case of a school (details supplied) which was offered another school to take over and expand educational services. [21283/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Job Creation
Joan Collins
641. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce the supports for employment initiatives for persons with hearing loss or visual impairment as announced in January 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21218/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joan Collins
654. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a self-employed person (details supplied) is not being assessed for the pandemic unemployment payment on their 2018 earnings. [21155/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Joan Collins
672. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding fortnightly social welfare payments. [21373/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joan Collins
730. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if workers that have an underlying illness such as COPD, immune deficiencies and so on will continue to receive the pandemic unemployment payment if they cannot return to work due to their illness. [22104/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Patient Safety
Joan Collins
1060. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if an independent inquiry will be established to investigate and furnish a report on all issues connected to the handling by the adult safeguarding and protection unit of CHO7 of the complaints of abuse of a person (details supplied). [21315/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Prescriptions Charges
Joan Collins
1259. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when the proposed reductions in prescription charges for those with medical cards that were due to take place in July 2020 will be applied. [21812/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
52. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be sanctioned as an ASD specific school for children with complex needs from five years of age and older. [19308/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
1199. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 756 of 21 July 2020, his views on the substance of the question submitted regarding his awareness of the distribution of free face masks in Luxembourg; and his plans to introduce a similar scheme to provide access to free face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic [20111/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Driver Licences
Joan Collins
151. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarification will be provided for a person (details supplied) regarding an extension of the 12-month ability to drive on an American driver licence. [18290/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
206. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to address the issue of passengers arriving in to Dublin Airport (details supplied); his plans to cease passenger flights arriving from red and black zone countries; and his further plans to make the 14-days quarantine mandatory in specific properties with tests every three days for passengers from all other countries as per public health recommendations [17715/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
130. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to an email from a person (details supplied) and provide guidelines in relation to their return to work. [16484/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Public Transport
Joan Collins
152. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify with a company (details supplied) the reason there are consistent delays on the Luas red line in view of the fact that on 14 July 2020 there were announcements that there were delays on the line again. [16714/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joan Collins
448. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the calculation of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16488/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
756. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the free face masks scheme in Luxembourg; and if he will consider introducing a similar scheme to help to protect the general public from the spread of Covid-19. [17342/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joan Collins
53. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will initiate a public transport recovery task force if he has not already done so with an independent chair and budget (details supplied). [16319/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Joan Collins
120. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the mechanism by which a community employment scheme employee who has worked a number of years and whose term is now ending can extend his or her time on the scheme in view of the fact that the employee is now over 62 years of age. [16336/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Immigration Status
Joan Collins
154. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a person (details supplied) can extend a temporary stamp 4 status until receiving an appointment. [16372/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Legislative Reviews
Joan Collins
156. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that voices of sex workers, including a group (details supplied), are included in the review of the sex work legislation. [16320/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
164. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making the use of face masks mandatory in indoor public spaces (details supplied). [16324/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
165. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will include north County Dublin, Limerick city and so on in the daily Covid-19 dashboard in which new cases are arising; and if he will also include the gender of the daily new cases. [16335/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Joan Collins
811. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of runners, greyhounds injured and greyhounds that died or were put to sleep from 1 January 2020 to date by month in tabular form; and the cause of each injury and death by each greyhound track. [14734/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Joan Collins
1003. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) in respect of adult day services will be examined. [14681/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
1016. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses' positions that have been vacant in the Children's Health Ireland hospital group as of 26 June 2020, in tabular form. [14757/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Primary Care Services
Joan Collins
1017. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 7 who were waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020; and the numbers waiting from zero to three, three to six, six to nine and more than nine months, respectively. [14758/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Medicinal Products
Joan Collins
1071. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the Spinraza treatment has been stopped for persons (details supplied); and when the treatment will commence [14951/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Joan Collins
495. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is legal for a company (details supplied) and employers to have control of workers' tips. [13896/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Third Level Staff
Joan Collins
106. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number positions in universities for the academic year 2020-2021 across professions (details supplied); and the intake for these professions in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [13297/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
151. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS schools and special schools, respectively that have to date opted in to provide the July provision; and the number of teachers and SNAs that have opted to provide home schooling July provision for special needs children. [12961/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Patient Transfers
Joan Collins
398. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and the reason they have not been transferred to a particular nursing home in view of the circumstances. [12812/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
474. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if doctors (details supplied) have been told that there is no work for them after their three-month short-term contract is up; and the number of doctors that have returned to the medical register since 10 March 2020. [13151/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
475. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives returned to their medical register from 10 March 2020. [13158/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
479. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the details of the reopening plan for the health service in view of the fact hairdressers and so on are reopening but cancer screening and other services have not been given a date for reopening. [13181/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Joan Collins
768. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a review of the case of persons (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will liaise with Tusla and the Ombudsman for Children in order to decide the type of review and enquiry necessary in relation to the matter. [13299/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Hospital Data
Joan Collins
502. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the public elective surgeries that have taken place in private hospitals from 2 June to 13 June 2020, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12304/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
503. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will make it mandatory to wear facemasks on public transport and indoors (details supplied). [12306/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Appointments to State Boards
Joan Collins
948. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which positions in an agency (details supplied) are filled; if there is a place on the board for a worker's representative; and the reason the first quarter 2020 funding has not been published. [12261/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joan Collins
45. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if it will be ensured that workers who have no access to childcare and cannot get back to work, that the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be mandatory for those workers and the employer must use the scheme pending the return and reopening of childcare, crèches and so on. [11051/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Credit Unions
Joan Collins
83. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address matters relating to support for SMEs and the wider economy as proposed by an organisation (details supplied). [11062/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Direct Provision System
Joan Collins
322. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a direct provision centre (details supplied) will be investigated; and if residents will be moved to a safe environment with heating and nutritional food immediately. [10630/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
427. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has access to an up-to-date register of workplace health and safety representatives in those businesses which have recently reopened; and the method by which her officials are communicating with workplace health and safety representatives. [11008/20]