Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

88. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting lists in Galway University Hospital for spinal surgery for scoliosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2362/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Joan Collins

121. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the inquiry into the mother and baby homes does not include Westbank Orphanage, County Wicklow. [46774/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Joan Collins

198. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review a matter regarding rent supplement in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [2543/15]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Joan Collins

568. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a meeting with a group (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will be facilitated in view of an earlier indication by him to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2773/15]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Joan Collins

569. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reverse the cut of a further 6.5% in the funding of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [2776/15]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Joan Collins

570. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding to a group (details supplied) in Dublin 10 in view of verbal assurances given by an officer in his Department; if the group will receive interim funding after 31 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2778/15]

Commissions of Investigation

Joan Collins

8. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is including the historical case of persons (details supplied) in the terms of reference for the commission of investigation into the Guerin report. [1369/15]

Commissions of Investigation

Joan Collins

14. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the cases included in the commission of investigation and the procedure to add cases into the investigation into the Guerin report. [1368/15]

Animal Welfare Expenditure

Joan Collins

290. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the application made by friends of Seal Rescue Ireland for funding made under the animal welfare scheme; and when Seal Rescue Ireland will be made aware of funding to keep this important facility for injured marine wildlife open. [49666/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

563. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm of the 79 patients waiting more than nine months for various procedures including spinal assessment, cast change, full spinal surgery, insertion of growing rods and lengthening of growing rods, the number who have undergone their procedures; and the number of the 103 patients waiting more than six months who have had their procedures. [49645/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

564. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of the 31 patients who had planned dates, as of 20 November 2014, for procedures including spinal assessment, cast change, full spinal surgery, and insertion of growing and lengthening rods, who have had their procedures. [49646/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

565. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal cases, that is, scoliosis it has been agreed to carry out in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12 as part of its service level agreement for 2015; and if the agreed SLA includes patients waiting more than nine and six months as of 20 November 2014. [49647/14]

Water Services Funding

Joan Collins

893. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding historic funding to local authorities for water services; the amount of money that was allocated on an annual basis to local authorities from 2001 to 2013, inclusive; the way this money was sourced; and the way it was it allocated to local authorities. [49667/14]

Local Authority Functions

Joan Collins

247. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under section 134 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by section 49 of the Local Government Act 2014, in an election year, the local authority corporate plan must be prepared and brought before the council for consideration within six months of the annual general meeting; if it is the responsibility and the duty of the policy group and of the chief executive to take all such steps as are necessary to ensure that the corporate plan is submitted to the elected council for approval within the specified period; when the corporate plan is not submitted within the specified period in accordance with section 134 (2) of the Act, is the cathaoirleach of a council obliged to convene a special meeting within 14 days of the expiration of the specified period; if the cathaoirleach and the chief executive are obliged to make a joint submission to the elected council at the said special meeting outlining the steps that will be taken to ensure its completion; when it is proposed to submit the corporate plan to the elected council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48750/14]

Crime Data

Joan Collins

360. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 25 November 2014, if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of arrests made for prostitution offences between the years 2008 and 2014 by offence type, county, gender and age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47845/14]

Local Authority Funding

Joan Collins

421. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo County Council has been incurring revenue deficits over the past six years and that the cumulative revenue debt now stands at €19.67 million while the council's long-term debt is in excess of €120 million; if his Department has received the council's long-term financial plan which the Department asked to be submitted on or before 24 January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46964/14]

Local Authority Expenditure

Joan Collins

423. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that Sligo County Council in its budget for 2015 has included a sum of €50,000 to help fund a golf tournament; if it is the intention of his Department to provide matching funds for the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47052/14]

Public Transport

Joan Collins

32. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the privatisation of publicly owned bus services and in view of the debacle that was Greyhound, his views that the transfer of undertakings directive, TUPE, is not adequate protection for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann workers who will be transferred to private operators because of the Government and National Transport Authority decision to privatise 10% of the bus market. [46335/14]

Local Authority Housing Data

Joan Collins

185. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voids there were in each local authority in 2013 and to date in 2014; the number that have been allocated to tenants in 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of voids that will be made available for tenants in 2015 and 2016. [46627/14]

Public Transport

Joan Collins

194. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will discuss the option of allowing Dublin Bus-Bus Éireann retain their current fleet-service and consider alternatives to so-called market entry for private operators. [46334/14]