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Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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Rights of the Child
Joan Collins
140. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when in 2023 he intends to ratify the second optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, namely, the optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, OPSC in 2023; and as it stands now, what are the specific legislative barriers that are preventing Ireland from ratifying the OPSC. [15605/23]
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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Missing Children
Joan Collins
141. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure that the 116 000 EU missing children hotline number be on public display at airports and ports. [15611/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Joan Collins
96. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will provide evidence that the reduction in positive outcomes for appeals to the Social Welfare Appeals Office related to disability has nothing to do with whether the appeal has been heard orally or conducted in writing. [15196/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Joan Collins
106. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection in the context of concerns over improper control of her Department over the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office, if there has been a change in Government policy relating to the operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office. [15192/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Joan Collins
113. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the ‘SW56 Introduction to Social Welfare Appeals Office’ information leaflet is no longer sent to appellants to the Social Welfare Appeals Office when their appeals are registered or available on the Social Welfare Appeals Office’s website. [15193/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Departmental Staff
Joan Collins
129. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide evidence around her Department’s assertions that staff members moving into the Social Welfare Appeals Office were experienced staff from within her Department. [15197/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Joan Collins
139. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason it is no longer made clear on the Social Welfare Appeals Office’s website that appellants can request an oral hearing. [15195/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Joan Collins
306. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the provision that is being made within the tenant-in-situ scheme for tenants who are renting a property with a HAP in one local authority area but receive the HAP and are therefore on the housing list of a different local authority. [15085/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Education Policy
Joan Collins
400. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the reason the procurement process has been halted for a contractor for a school (details supplied). [14939/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Teacher Training
Joan Collins
83. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if her Department will deliver a comprehensive programme of in-person continuing professional development to support curriculum change together with specific funding for further school resources. [14237/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Curriculum
Joan Collins
85. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the way the Department will ensure coherence in the system in order that the implementation of the new primary curriculum is prioritised and initiative overload does not occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14238/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Joan Collins
103. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if her Department will guarantee a reduction of primary class sizes to the EU average of 20, considered as vital for the successful implementation of the framework by an organisation (details supplied) as well the restoration of promotional posts of responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14239/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Curriculum
Joan Collins
117. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the dedicated time teachers will be given to engage with, understand, implement and embed the primary curriculum framework. [14236/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Staff
Joan Collins
123. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she has been in contact with the Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Disability in relation to the ongoing lack of available therapists or therapy services at a school (details supplied); and if so, the outcome of those discussions. [14241/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Pension Provisions
Joan Collins
186. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the 3% increase for retired members (details supplied) has not been cleared at Ministerial level when it has been cleared by the company since July of 2022. [13058/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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International Protection
Joan Collins
900. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if families with children and those who are in bad health will remain in a hotel (details supplied). [12515/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Mental Health Services
Joan Collins
1134. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the way the €750,000 allocated in Budget 2023 for trainee counselling psychologist courses will be used (details supplied). [12285/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Emergency Departments
Joan Collins
1141. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended the accident and emergency department at St. James's Hospital from the 1 January to the 31 December 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [12292/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Emergency Departments
Joan Collins
1142. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for three years, in tabular form. [12295/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Health Strategies
Joan Collins
1143. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost when he establishes an international expert working group to examine pre-term births to reduce neonatal mortality rates. [12307/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Joan Collins
1144. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of running each of the sexual assault treatment units in 2022, in tabular form. [12308/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Bus Services
Joan Collins
5. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he agrees with bus services being withdrawn from communities as part of the BusConnects strategy (details supplied). [9464/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Bus Services
Joan Collins
53. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport his views on the new spines for BusConnects, particularly the G, C and D spines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10566/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Electoral Commission
Joan Collins
304. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Electoral Commission will be set up and running for submissions. [10104/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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School Meals Programme
Joan Collins
404. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection when the expansion of the hot meals programme into primary schools will take place (details supplied). [9800/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Nursing Homes
Joan Collins
659. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) should have her pension of £179.30 paid to the public nursing home. [10145/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Insurance Industry
Joan Collins
224. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if insurance cover for an event (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8290/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Joan Collins
262. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will intervene to ensure that museum staff pensioners get paid their FEMPI pension payment restoration with immediate effect (details supplied). [8256/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Disaster Response
Joan Collins
345. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8498/23]
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Joan Collins
748. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the energy support scheme for community and voluntary organisations that do not qualify for the community voluntary sector energy support scheme (details supplied). [8455/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Disability Services
Joan Collins
124. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he plans to amend the Disability Act 2005; and if not, if he plans to introduce new legislation in order that all children receive services in a timely manner. [5041/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Disability Services
Joan Collins
167. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when a full complement of therapists will be provided to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [4540/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Ukraine War
Joan Collins
437. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a location (details supplied) has been prepared to facilitate IP applicants or Ukrainians fleeing war. [7028/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Joan Collins
18. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is actively seeking to give a double payment of social welfare payments to assist with meeting costs, given that inflation is still running at just below 9%, the price of groceries has gone up by 15% and gas bills have gone up by nearly 60%. [6126/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Joan Collins
45. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the statistics of exceptional needs payments from the two Intreo offices in the Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 areas for November 2022, December 2022 and January 2023. [6134/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Joan Collins
81. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if her Department has completed its review from the 63 schools that piloted filling out the education component of the assessment of need; if it is the intention of her Department to roll out this process beyond the pilot scheme; if so, when; and if a school (details supplied) was included in the pilot scheme. [5479/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Primary Medical Certificates
Joan Collins
90. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 372 and 415 of 14 June 2022, if he will provide an update in relation to the Disabled Drivers' Medical Board of Appeal (details supplied). [4957/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Joan Collins
503. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce new social welfare rates in response to a query raised by a person (details supplied). [4578/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Animal Breeding
Joan Collins
806. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will direct her Department to immediately bring a person (details supplied) to the courts for failing to display a registered number issued by the relevant local authority to the dog breeding establishment under the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3992/23]
Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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Emergency Accommodation
Joan Collins
138. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of all community facilities, hotels and similar accommodation that have been used for temporary accommodation for Ukrainian or international protection refugees, covering the four local authorities in Dublin, by the name of the facilities, the type of accommodation provided and the location of each since January 2022 to date. [3618/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
347. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if her Department’s policy is to include principals to carry out assessment of needs in special schools or mainstream schools; and when this policy changed from healthcare workers and CDNT’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2828/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
Joan Collins
472. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when a full complement of therapists will be provided to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [3369/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
519. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the community neuro-rehabilitation teams that have been set up in every CHO, particularly for CHO 7 (details supplied). [2867/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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International Protection
Joan Collins
980. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of all schools that have been used for temporary accommodation for Ukraine or IP refugees since January 2022 to date. [1247/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
1239. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when a full complement of therapists will be provided for a school (details supplied). [63525/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Animal Welfare
Joan Collins
1898. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will direct her Department to bring a person (details supplied) to the courts for failing to display a registered number issued by the relevant local authority to the dog-breeding establishment under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. [63405/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Primary Care Services
Joan Collins
600. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason that the position of a social link provider in the Inchicore, Richmond Barracks primary health clinic has ceased (details supplied). [61977/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Health Services
Joan Collins
645. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [62259/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Disability Services
Joan Collins
80. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when a full complement of therapists will be provided to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [58408/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Driver Test
Joan Collins
201. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that learner drivers whose NCT certificate has expired can sit their test in their own car if they have proof of an NCT booking. [61449/22]