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Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: With the little time that I have, there are a number of issues that I need to raise. The urgent one, of course, at this point is off the south-west coast and the Russian military exercise and the damage this will do to Irish fishermen as they fish in these areas, as well as the damage to so much marine life. There is no doubt that this Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party Government...

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: There has been more inflation and price volatility in the past 11 months than there has been in the previous 12 years combined. Fuel and electricity account for approximately half of current inflationary pressures. Green policies are the main cause of this. Inflation forecasts are unusually uncertain due to ongoing changes in the global circumstances. Covid-19 has disrupted global supply...

Leaving Certificate: Motion (25 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: It is undeniable that the 2022 leaving certificate exam cohort have faced multiple years of disrupted education. This includes lost tuition time, adverse classroom environments and a burden on their mental health that cannot be accurately measured. The combination of these factors has undoubtedly affected the education and well-being of these students in ways we cannot fathom. Therefore,...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: Much has been said in the past week of the manner of the death of Ashling Murphy, a lovely young woman whose life was cut cruelly short in a gruesome manner. This death has shocked the country and rightly so. Her family, or any family, should never have to go through this horrendous pain. I heard many strong words from outside this House and within, much of which I fully support as they...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: There are many provisions in this Bill but there are also parts of it that need to be amended. The legislation provides a right of access to birth certificates and to birth and early life information to all persons who were adopted or boarded out, the subject of an illegal birth registration or who otherwise have questions about their origins. It also includes provisions for care and...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: My condolences to the parents, family and friends of the late Ashling Murphy. The horrendous murder of Ashling has hit every man, woman and child in Ireland. As a father of two daughters, they should, as should my son, walk the streets and lovely country walks in the safety that should exist in this country for all. As a country, we need to do better. We need to put a better system in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: I welcome our guests. Much of what I wanted to ask has been asked already. If it has, perhaps Mr. Santini can let me know. I was in and out at other appointments. I come from a constituency where there is quite a lot of agricultural activity. Farmers have been feeling the pinch in recent times. The very produce that dairy, suckler or other farmers need, namely, the manure to continue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: 1512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding PCR testing to enter Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: 1364. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland; the steps he will take to make the vaccine available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: 1615. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of the term reproductive rights in the context in which it was used by a person (details supplied) on 8 December 2021 during a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: 1621. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to appoint a telemetry nurse or a qualified professional to operate the EEG video telemetry machine for patients with epilepsy in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); when this piece of equipment will be up and running in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising (19 Jan 2022)

Michael Collins: 1869. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Government have advised formally or informally particular prospective candidates to apply for the position of chair to oversee the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2159/22]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: As we debate this Bill, some Deputies may be asking or telling themselves that the matter of foetal pain relief is more suited to medical guidelines than primary legislation. I am sure many of my Dáil colleagues remember that when similar amendments were proposed three years ago, the then Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, refused them. He stated: The purpose of this legislation is...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 29, to delete “6 months” where it secondly occurs and substitute “12 months”. This is significant legislation, not least because it arises from the only commitment in the programme for Government that would seek to close down three Irish businesses. This is the first instance in which a legitimate and lawful farming...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, after line 41, to insert the following: “(v) all other reasonable, necessary and consequential costs and losses so that the totality of the compensation is reasonable and fair,”. I thank the Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak. I do not know if the Minister is going to accept any of the amendments I have tabled....

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: I am pressing it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: I have a couple of questions. What constitutes a serious or significant error? Who decides this? Will standard errors not be considered?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter regarding supports for the hospitality sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62265/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the funding available to a business in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62216/21]