Joan Collins — Watch Them Work

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Community Platform Finance

Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.

2025-01-20

LOBBY

Walkinstown Association for People with an Intellectual Disability Ltd Finance

Severe underfunding from the HSE,

2024-10-16

VOTE

Finance Bill 2024

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; to make provision for supports to employers and certain businesses and for that purpose to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 and Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 74–49

2024-09-26

LOBBY

National Traveller MABS Finance

An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators

2024-07-02

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he shares the concern expressed in a pre-Budget 2025 submission by an organisation (details supplied) on levels of debt distress in low-income countries; if he will work at international levels and UN fora to follow the recommendations the organisation proposes, including debt cancellation, debt treatment alternatives, an end to IMF surcharges and an end to damaging conditionalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/24]

2024-02-13

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if DEIS schools were weighted in comparison to non-DEIS school funding/finances in the application process for the recent STEM grant funds. [5877/24]

2023-11-22

VOTE

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 5 divisions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 80–53
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 51–78
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–76
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 52–81
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 52–79

2023-10-25

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland will be supporting the adoption of a United Nations tax convention under the proposal set out by the UN Secretary General (details supplied). [46844/23]

2023-07-06

PQ

Asked Social

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm, in view of a statement made by the Minister for Finance on 22 June 2023 that “there will be a core welfare package to try to improve the incomes of people who are on fixed incomes”, that these increases will be above the rate of inflation and will increase welfare payments in real terms. [32977/23]

2023-02-21

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2022-11-23

VOTE

Finance Bill 2022 · 3 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 78–58
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 57–75
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–74

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to provide finance to schools that do not have a recommended standard ventilation system. [57231/21]

2021-11-17

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the finances allocated to a project (details supplied); the value of the proposed loan from the EIB; and the other ways it is proposed to subsidise this project in order to ensure that the rents are realistic and truly affordable based on an affordable income related scheme while not comprising on the quality of design. [56194/21]

2021-11-10

VOTE

Finance Bill 2021: Financial Resolutions (Resumed)

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 73–54

2021-11-02

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the persons or bodies NAMA is selling its property to; the amount they are being sold for; and if NAMA receivers are evicting tenants. [52441/21]

2021-11-02

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a map and details of land that NAMA holds including location, size, planning permission and commercial viability analysis; and if he will provide a list of its property portfolio including locations and vacant units. [52442/21]

2021-06-03

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue in relation to the case of a business as raised in correspondence (details supplied). [30398/21]

2021-02-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance when he will put in place a community business restrictions support scheme to respond to small business such as travel agencies that have been unable to access the Covid restrictions support scheme. [6158/21]

2020-12-02

VOTE

Finance Bill 2020

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 52–80

2020-11-11

VOTE

Finance Bill 2020: Financial Resolutions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 84–64

2020-11-11

VOTE

Finance Bill 2020

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 85–64

2020-10-15

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2020-09-08

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2020-06-16

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2020-06-16

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2020-06-09

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) is availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme for its workers; and if so, the number of workers. [9995/20]

2020-06-03

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a bakery (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can access supports and grants and so on to cover wages and costs. [8857/20]

2020-05-20

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Finance

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]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the rate of VAT (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4763/20]

2019-10-24

VOTE

Finance Bill 2019: Financial Resolutions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 88–47

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason no physical masterplan or draft masterplan has been presented to the community or relevant groups in view of the fact that the cost rental proposal for St. Michael's Estate was launched in July 2018; and the reason there has been no financial plan available that would detail the way in which the whole project will be financed and the way in which rents will be set for those that will live in the new space in further view of the fact that the cost rental model is new. [23838/19]

2019-05-28

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if an inspection by the Revenue Commissioners has taken place to ascertain whether a company (details supplied) paid taxes on service charges collected and credit card tips collected since it opened in 2018; and if so, the outcome of same. [22740/19]

2019-04-18

VOTE

Finance (Office of Tax Simplification) Bill 2018

A bill to create an Office of Tax Simplification for a time limited period of five years to advise the Minister for Finance on such matters

✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 63–48

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a response will issue to a query (details supplied) regarding a no-deal Brexit. [11897/19]

2019-03-05

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the impact Brexit or a crash out will have on Irish persons who## are paying into private pensions in the United Kingdom. [10486/19]

2018-11-07

VOTE

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

A bill to provide for the formation of a company to be known as Home Building Finance Ireland; to provide for the making available of financing by the company for residential development in the State; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 105–8
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 35–82
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 34–81

2018-07-11

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the priorities for budget 2019 are increased spending on public services and increases in basic social welfare payments as opposed to cuts in income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/18]

2017-11-29

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals received and processed by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past five years from 2012 to 2016. [50847/17]

2017-11-23

VOTE

Finance Bill 2017 · 8 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 45–24
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 24–45
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 23–48
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–49
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–49
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 35–49
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–52
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 51–41

2017-11-22

VOTE

Finance Bill 2017

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–49

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the annual tax revenue collected, and the tax refunds relating to electronic relevant contracts tax, within the construction sector between the years 2014 and 2016, in tabular form. [46218/17]

2017-10-17

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ring-fence moneys raised from carbon taxes to establish a grant scheme for small scale sustainable energy projects, urban horticulture and other schemes that can reduce CO2 emissions on a more local level. [43377/17]

2017-10-17

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the amount of moneys raised from carbon taxes on an annual basis. [43385/17]

2017-06-27

PQ

Asked Arts

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount it has cost in legal fees to date in 2017 to challenge the High Court ruling against the Minister and a company (details supplied) of March 2016; the origin of the moneys used; the amount to which her Department has costed the case if it is heard in the Court of Appeal or in the Supreme Court; and the location from which that finance is coming. [30006/17]

2017-02-23

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that has been lent to local authorities from the Housing Finance Agency for public housing build since it was set up; the detail of the local authorities that have drawn down the moneys; and the projected house build from these loans to date. [9012/17]

2016-11-23

VOTE

Finance Bill 2016 · 4 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 58–38
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–56
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–59
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–60

2016-11-22

VOTE

Finance Bill 2016 · 2 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–54
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 26–91

2016-10-06

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the potential loss of jobs and the industries which would be affected if Ireland was to introduce a 0.1% financial transaction tax on the trading of bonds and shares and 0.1% on the value of derivative agreements and financial market bets; if he will provide evidence in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/16]

2016-10-06

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views of the potential loss of jobs and the industries which would be affected if Ireland was to introduce a 0.1% financial transaction tax on the trading of bonds and shares and a 0.1% on the value of derivative agreements and financial market bets; and if he will provide evidence of same. [29090/16]

2016-10-06

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Government will not introduce a financial transaction tax; if a study has been done which included a job-proofing exercise; and if so if he will make that study available. [29129/16]

2016-10-05

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the amount which has been drawn down from the €300 million Housing Finance Agency fund; the approved housing bodies and local authorities which have drawn down moneys from the fund; the purposes of each drawdown, that is, whether for social housing build or upgrading social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/16]

2016-10-05

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the negotiations between the Irish League of Credit Unions, the Central Bank, the Department of Finance and his Department since 1 June 2016 on the ILCU's offer of €2 billion to facilitate the building of social housing. [28422/16]

2016-10-04

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the reason the financial assistance package and the proposed first-time buyer's grant are not being extended to first-time buyers who bought a home since the introduction of the Central Bank mortgage rules. [28612/16]

2016-07-21

VOTE

Finance (Certain European Union and Intergovernmental Obligations) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–77

2016-06-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in response to the Oireachtas committee report on housing and homeless, he has finalised the offer from the Irish League of Credit Unions of €2 billion with the Department of Finance and the Central Bank to facilitate the building of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18299/16]

2016-06-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he investigated a recent funding from the European Investment Bank for a new Austrian housing bank that will finance the building of approximately 25,000 public rental housing units delivered via municipalities and non-profit providers; if so, if he is seeking a similar investment programme to enhance the proposals from the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and the Homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18301/16]

2016-06-21

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the details of the Bilderberg meeting held recently in Germany, including who attended, what was discussed, the minutes of the meeting and if he attended on behalf of the Government. [16733/16]

2016-04-06

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 18 November 2015, the position regarding the progression of the proposal from his officials. [6255/16]

2016-02-02

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on the refusal by two insurance companies to insure a house (details supplied) in Dublin 9 that they claim is a flood risk area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4411/16]

2016-01-28

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if the Government is accepting the €2 billion offer from the Irish League of Credit Unions to build social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3644/16]

2016-01-19

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if his Department was refurbished recently; the work done; and the cost. [2298/16]

2015-11-25

VOTE

Finance Bill 2015 · 2 divisions

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 78–45
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–74

2015-11-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the impact the proposals from the Irish League of Credit Unions to invest €2 billion for social housing will have on the balance sheets of the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40351/15]

2015-11-18

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on lifting the crude and inflexible lending restrictions imposed on credit unions. [40386/15]

2015-11-10

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers registered with the Revenue Commissioners as self-employed for the purposes of electronic relevant contracts tax within the construction industry; the number of workers who are employed on a P60 basis within that sector; and his views on the loss to the State of employer's PRSI payments and whether this money can be considered as akin to a family income supplement for the rich rather than as a contribution to rebuilding the country (details supplied). [39514/15]

2015-11-05

VOTE

Finance Bill 2015

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs.

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 69–41

2015-10-13

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.79 of 30 September 2015, if the individual concerned, as a citizen of the European Union, may make a claim for a value added tax refund from the Revenue Commissioners, or equivalent agency, in the European Union state in which the appliance was purchased, given that the mobility appliance in question is not available for purchase in this State; if not, his plans to legislate in regard to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35203/15]

2015-10-06

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of tax breaks, in tabular form, outlining what they are designated for; and the amount of moneys provided in these tax breaks in 2012; 2013; and 2014. [34105/15]

2015-09-30

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the position of value added tax refunds on aids and appliances used by disabled persons in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [33493/15]

2015-09-29

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the total value of tax reliefs claimed by landlords of private rental accommodation under the allowable headings against the tax paid on their rental income in 2013 and 2014. [33226/15]