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Wed, 27 May 2020
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Nursing Staff
Joan Collins
575. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the proposals of a society (details supplied) in relation to the expansion of recruitment and retention of critical care nurses. [7703/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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National Driver Licensing Service
Joan Collins
744. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the NDLS. [7100/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
917. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered strengthening Covid-19 emergency legislation in order that an employer will not be allowed to make an employee redundant during the emergency (details supplied). [7626/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
955. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the obligation of employers regarding the selection of staff for lay-offs during the Covid-19 lockdown with particular reference to obligations to inform staff of the methods used. [7574/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
956. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken to ensure that employers cannot keep staff on indefinite lay-off in order to avoid redundancy payments at the end of a two year period. [7576/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health and Safety Regulations
Joan Collins
1090. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an organisation (details supplied) is proposing its members should be appointed as Covid-19 safety representatives; and her views on whether safety representatives should be from the workers in this industry and random checks should be carried out on all productions. [7377/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Film Industry
Joan Collins
1091. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to plans to develop a new film and television studio in the greater Dublin area; and if so, the support which will be provided to this development. [7379/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Joan Collins
58. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is an appropriate time to re-evaluate the special arrangements that entities such as REITs enjoy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6273/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Schools Administration
Joan Collins
255. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be designated as a school for children of five years of age and over with complex needs in view of the fact a patron from the City of Dublin Education and Training Board, CDETB, has expressed interest and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has been informed of the matter. [6274/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
422. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the nationalities which refused to give details of the locations they would quarantine for the 14 day period as reported recently at airports here. [6339/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Health and Safety Regulations
Joan Collins
597. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the public health workplace measures are guidelines and not mandatory (details supplied). [6279/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Joan Collins
598. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspectors the HSA has to inspect workplaces to ensure they are compliant with Covid-19 public health measures; the number of additional inspectors which it will need to recruit in order to respond to inspections; if consideration has been given to bringing trade unions under the HSA regulation (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if the proposal been discussed with the trade union movement. [6280/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Construction Regulations
Joan Collins
599. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consideration given to and the measures put in place in order to prevent construction workers outside the family unit traveling by cars and vans to their workplace when the construction sector returns to work on 18 May 2020 in view of the risk of contagion from Covid-19. [6282/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
659. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of construction workers who tested positive for the virus or who have died from Covid-19 to date [6282/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
741. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he is in the process of setting up a taskforce of scientists and industrial and health experts to deal specifically with planning for the 24-hour turnaround for tracking, tracing and isolation of contacts (details supplied). [6206/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
744. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to quarantine passengers for 14 days coming into airports and docks; the type of cross-Border arrangements which will be in place for persons that have travelled to Northern Ireland into airports and docks there; and the way in which it will be implemented. [6212/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Public Transport Subsidies
Joan Collins
1011. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if public transport will be sufficiently funded to provide an efficient, frequent train and bus service and to meet the requests of unions representing the workforce with immediate effect. [6278/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Private Rented Accommodation
Joan Collins
1353. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to institutional landlords availing of mortgage holidays from banks; and if so, if mortgage holidays are not being passed on to tenants but are fuelling dividends to shareholders. [6272/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Human Rights
Joan Collins
27. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns with the Indian Embassy regarding the killing of over 40 persons in New Delhi in February 2020; and his plans to raise this issue with his European counterparts. [4523/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Insurance Coverage
Joan Collins
73. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to prevent the closure of a project (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [4524/20]