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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: In the past week, €70 million in rural regeneration funding has been announced. Rural regeneration funds are a lifeline for rural communities throughout our country. I fully congratulate any town or village that has been successful in getting funds. The Tánaiste launched this scheme in 2018. Can he explain why, in 2019, 2020 and 2021, when both Fine Gael and Fianna...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: Direct provision in Ireland represents a human rights failure and a gravy train for accommodation providers. Costs associated with the direct provision system rose significantly in the past two years with the Covid-19 pandemic leading to extra accommodation needs, according to figures from data compiled and published by the Irish Examinerseveral weeks ago. It shows, for example, that...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: This is more of it. It is a cover up again so that we cannot hear the truth.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: Why is he being allowed to continue?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It is unfair.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: We were respectful enough to be here to listen to the speech. The least we should get is the speech before us. It should stop until the speech is handed to us.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: What is the cover up? What are you ashamed of?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It is not for me to sort out; it is for the Minister.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The Minister should be honourable enough to make sure that he would not continue until we have a copy of his speech before us.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: We are asking the question and the Acting Chairman is not able to give us an answer.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It will wipe them out. The Green Party is backed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Social Democrats.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I will talk about the changes to Questions on Promised Legislation. I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle and I appreciated his reply explaining the changes are part of a pilot scheme that will go on until the end of the year when it will be discussed again. Our representatives on the Dáil reform committee and the Business Committee have opposed the changes from the beginning. It is an...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I need to raise the issue of the rural regeneration fund today because there are no funds coming to west Cork again.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach is going to get away-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I know that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I am opposing the changes here today. I would appreciate it if other Deputies would do the same.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: 1816. To ask the Minister for Health when pharmacy staff will be offered the vaccine as these persons are also frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: 2466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report published in 2020 by a company (details supplied) into the organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; his further views regarding the conclusions drawn in the executive summary regarding the governance and unsatisfactory internal procedures of the agency; if he has confidence in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: 2492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any follow on scheme from the beef finisher scheme which was introduced in 2020 as a grant aid scheme to help beef finisher farmers struggling under Covid-19 in view that many of these farmers are still under financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee. I have a number of questions. The Minister may not be able to answer them all in the time we have allocated, but he might come back to me in writing. This is another blow for the fishermen and fisherwomen in this country. It could not come at a worse time, regardless of when it should have been implemented. The...