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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: On 3 April I raised serious concerns on the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Bill with the Taoiseach. I felt it was being rushed through the Dáil without any pre-legislative scrutiny. I pleaded that we would have more time to weigh up all concerns but Fine Gael, joined by Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, voted to hand over our fishermen's rights in the zone up to six nautical miles off...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: No one got an invitation.

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2019)

Michael Collins: When I was growing up in rural Ireland as a young boy, I do not think I ever heard the words biodiversity or climate change. Times have changed and it saddens me when I hear that animals and plants are disappearing faster than at any other time in human history. It is happening in Ireland too. A biodiversity report published earlier this month gave a grim account of the significant dangers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Michael Collins: In the programme for Government the Government promised to increase home help hours to provide seven-day cover per week. We learn now that the HSE has issued an embargo directing no new home help hours are to be allocated to new patients. The HSE is also seeking a reduction in the number of hours being rolled out in west Cork. This is shocking news for those in west Cork who have a home...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Michael Collins: Will the Minister of State intervene personally to lift the embargo?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Michael Collins: Will the Minister lift the embargo in west Cork?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Michael Collins: I asked a question.

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species: Statements (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: Deputy Burton blamed farmers.

Development of Primary Care: Statements (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: The development of primary care is vital in reforming the health services. We need to look at ways of achieving a more balanced health service by ensuring the majority of patients who require urgent or planned care are managed within primary and community-based settings. This will achieve a more accessible and cost-effective health service for the benefit of everyone who uses it. The...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: At the start of this month, the Minister was rolling out "The Big Hello" campaign, urging people to reach out to their neighbours as part the first national community weekend, which took place at the May bank holiday weekend. While this is a lovely initiative, I am thinking of the reality. In my own constituency of Cork South-West which is decreasing in population size, there are no young...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: I thank and congratulate Deputy O'Dea and Fianna Fáil for bringing forth this Bill. I support the Bill as it makes provision for ease of access to housing adaptation grants for people with a disability. Currently, huge delays are being experienced across the sector in the processing of various applications. People with disabilities should be given vital funding to renovate their homes...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: Page 128 of the programme for Government states, in respect of energy and housing, the Government will invest in the better energy programme for up to 170,000 households during the lifetime of the programme. As of the end of May, it appears that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's budget for 2019 is committed. This could have a negative effect on the insulation and retrofitting of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: What about west Cork?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: I reject what the Minister said. I do not always complain. I have praised the Minister on many occasions - possibly more than I have praised most of his ministerial colleagues. When the Taoiseach launched this fund, he stated that it was set up to create jobs in rural Ireland. Those 48 projects in Cork county applied for funding in the second round in February. From what I gather,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: What does the Minister consider to be a shovel-ready project? These projects are getting no advice as to where they stand. They are submitting the applications and I am talking to the groups. There is no communication from the Department from the day those applications arrive to the day the projects discover that they have not been successful. Yes, Kinsale received funding during the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: The Minister is-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: What did I object to?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: I apologise but the Minister made an allegation against me-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (29 May 2019)

Michael Collins: Forty-eight projects were rejected. That is a fact.