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Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: While at the European Council, I hope the Minister of State took the opportunity to discuss the fishing crisis in this country, which has long been overlooked here by successive Ministers. As I have said before, having a dedicated Minister for the marine appears to be off the agenda. We certainly need a focused new-style leadership for the fishing industry in this country. Our greatest...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank Deputy Harkin for introducing this Bill, but it looks like the Government will kick the can down the road again. The Minister of State spoke in the Dáil several times about his support for credit unions, but what the Government is doing shows no support for them. I met representatives of the credit unions in Skibbereen, Bantry, Clonakilty and Bandon in west Cork. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for being with us today. Many of the other committee members have covered the questions I would have asked but that is fine. I respect what the Minister of State has said about farmers needing to understand that when there is a two-person job, they should wait and try to get somebody to help. It is not easy for many farmers, who may be under fierce pressure....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: Yes, it is the work experience element. Young people are under immense pressure for €3.48 per hour, or that is what it works out at for this gentleman. It is the same in many cases, milking 170 cows morning and evening, as well as all the work that goes with it, including slurry spreading. He works so many weeks at 35 hours per week. That brings savage pressure on young fellows....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the jobs that have been created in the past 12 months in south western areas of Cork. [53403/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I ask the Minister of State to outline the number of jobs that have been created in the last 12 months in the constituency of Cork South-West. I would appreciate it if he could provide me with a breakdown of the figures and the geographical spread of those jobs. It is a huge constituency that spans all the way from Inishannon and Kinsale to Dursey Island, Mizen Head and Sheep's Head....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The Minister of State said that 2,702 jobs were created, but that figure relates to the whole south-west region, including counties Kerry and Cork. I am particularly interested in the west Cork figures, because the specific question I asked relates to that area. Unfortunately, the Minister of State does not have figures for 2021, when we are at...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I look forward to working with the Minister of State on that. However, to create jobs in rural Ireland, we must focus on the seriousness of the situation regarding the collapse of the fishing industry and what looks like the future collapse of the farming industry in this country. We need to look at issues like the provision of broadband in rural areas. Broadband has not come to rural...

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: Nurses and midwives are the cornerstone of our public healthcare system. Therefore, urgent action is needed to resolve this gigantic crisis situation. We are told by nurses who contact us that occupational health services are simply not available nationwide. Nurses report that there are long waiting times for appointments. This situation is a clear indication that our public healthcare...

Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: The extension of these extraordinary powers for a further three months will impact gravely the normal conduct of life in society. It will also impact the fundamental civil rights of every citizen in 2022, with no guarantee the Government will not move to introduce new laws at that stage to extend the curtailment even further. When the Government introduced these emergency powers, we were...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: There is a huge backlog of passports waiting to be processed and printed. I have heard from people all over my constituency who have had their travel plans destroyed recently. We, as Oireachtas Members, were given a telephone number the week before last so we could have direct contact with the Passport Office. Yesterday, my office was open at 9 a.m. and by 11.30 a.m. we had five calls...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: It goes against the advice of the council.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: The Deputy is correct.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: It is not agreed. I would like a proper debate on this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. The budget slashed €88 million from regional and rural roads for the coming year. Every time the Tánaiste and his colleagues make announcements on roads, west Cork is always omitted. I remind the Tánaiste that we pay motor tax down there too. He should not think we are going around without taxing our vehicles in west Cork. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: They are not agreed. I would like us to set some time aside this week to discuss climate action and the difference in the opinions of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach on the culling of cattle in this country and the effect this will have on rural Ireland and agriculture, particularly dairy and suckler herds. The experts on the quango special advisory...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: The recent budget slashed €88 million off the allocation for regional and rural roads. These local and regional roads are the arteries that connect many parts of the country and are highly trafficked routes. These roads represent 96,000 km of the total 101,000 km of our public road network in Ireland, carrying over 54% of the traffic, but have remained chronically underfunded since...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 78. To ask the Taoiseach the jobs that have been created in the past 12 months for the south western peninsulas of County Cork and the eight Islands off the south west coast of County Cork. [53404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 413. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52138/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 418. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52213/21]