Parliamentary questions

Departmental Properties

Joan Collins

599. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to confirm that the Digital Hub has no objection to extending the lease for the Brú Aimsir emergency accommodation on James's Street, Dublin 8. [14730/16]

Departmental Properties

Joan Collins

600. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Digital Hub has an objection to extending the Brú Aimsir emergency bed facility beyond 31 May 2016; and if there is no objection, for how long will it be extended. [14798/16]

Motor Insurance

Joan Collins

648. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue (details supplied) regarding car insurance. [15014/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

22. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for clearing the scoliosis waiting lists in Crumlin children's hospital in Dublin and in Galway University Hospital, including the filling of vacancies. [13669/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Joan Collins

51. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will end the two-tier pay scales in the public service. [12535/16]

Public Sector Allowances

Joan Collins

53. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will reinstate the allowances to new-entry teachers. [12536/16]

Animal Welfare

Joan Collins

223. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately overturn the decision to allow greyhounds to be airlifted to the Canidrome track in Macau in China and ban this practice. [12316/16]

Household Benefits Scheme

Joan Collins

37. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of re-introducing the household package to 2007 and to 2008 levels in tabular form. [11645/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure

Joan Collins

52. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of returning social protection payments to 2007 and to 2008 levels in tabular form. [11646/16]

Water Conservation Grant

Joan Collins

155. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has ring-fenced funding for the conservation grant; and the amount of same. [12017/16]

Water Conservation Grant

Joan Collins

156. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department allocated out of its budget for the conservation grant relating to Irish Water bills; the number of applications made and grants paid; and the total amount paid in 2015. [12018/16]

Housing Adaptation Grant Applications

Joan Collins

252. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that a tenant (details supplied) of Sligo County Council on the recommendation of the occupational therapy service in the Health Service Executive applied for the provision of a walk-in shower in January 2014 and that the council made a submission for funding for the works to his Department in February 2015 and a further submission in February 2016; if it normally takes over 12 months to process and approve funding for such works; when he will make a decision on this submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11739/16]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Joan Collins

326. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has received an application from a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme; when he will make a decision on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11740/16]

Disability Activation Projects

Joan Collins

330. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection to continue funding to the WALK PEER programme under the disability activation project to ensure the programme remains in place, given that it ceases on 30 July 2016 and that the cost of continuing it is €280,000 per year. [11791/16]

Medical Card Expenditure

Joan Collins

388. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the cost of reintroducing the medical card for persons over 70 years of age to pre-2013 levels. [11590/16]

Hospital Services

Joan Collins

407. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is unable to receive the required treatment due to no funding being available from the Health Service Executive. [11239/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Joan Collins

62. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of surgery for a person (details supplied) and if he will ensure that the person receives surgery with immediate effect. [9209/16]

Irish Water

Joan Collins

113. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual wage bill for employees in Irish Water for 2015. [9200/16]

Local Authority Housing

Joan Collins

114. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Sligo County Council purchased a house in 2015 to house persons (details supplied); that the council sought his approval for funding in October 2015 to construct an extension to the house, in compliance with the recommendation of the Health Service Executive’s occupational therapy service; that the persons will not be allowed to move into the house until such time as the extension is constructed; if it normally takes six months to process and approve funding for such extensions; if he will make a decision on the council’s submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9214/16]

Public Transport

Joan Collins

486. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount a company (details supplied) has paid in compensation for not providing a service on the days of the strike action by the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union workers. [8328/16]