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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the theory test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37625/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: 300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is specific funding of advice on funding streams for a project by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37271/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: 560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter regarding long stay visas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37552/21]

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank our staff for putting together this motion. It is a very thoughtful motion and one that is led by the will of the people in this country. I have yet to receive an email or other form communication from anybody in which there is any kind of agreement on what the Government is trying to do. What it is doing is a shambolic mess and that could be seen yesterday at various press...

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: This Bill is nothing short of farce. It reminds me of a sketch from "Killinaskully", but it is not funny as it is destroying people's livelihoods. It is mainly an attack on the young people of Ireland. If it was a sketch from "Killinaskully", people might laugh, but it is reality. Some 260,000 jobs are being affected. Between €5 billion and €7 billion has been lost to the...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I will be brief. I said earlier I am against the Bill and this amendment is talking about a three-month review. We should be reviewing it in two weeks. If that means the return of the Dáil, so be it. We have to understand that people's livelihoods, and their whole lives for that matter, are at risk. This is completely unworkable. Common sense will tell you that. There will be...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I will be brief because other Members need to get in. I commend the Minister of State on bringing this Bill as far as it has come. During the lifetime of the previous Government, it was raised many times in the Dáil and it just seemed to have stalled somewhere along the line and never got to where it was meant to go, even though promises were made. I am concerned that this debate is...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I will try to be brief. There is something that I cannot understand. I will stand corrected, but I believe that more than 200 amendments had been tabled to the Bill in the Dáil and that none of them was accepted. The Government voted for this and was jumping for joy that it had passed the Dáil. Even in my constituency, the Government was telling people that it was a fabulous...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: It is the truth.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: You said that this Bill would not go far enough.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: It is not going far enough. That is what was said.

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I support amendments Nos. 2 and 3. We have been speaking about the fishing industry in the House more of late than at any other period because it has gone through a horrific time, particularly over the past 12 months. It is hard to believe the situation could get any worse than what it was but it certainly has done in the past 12 months, with penalty points being imposed on fishermen, a...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I support this amendment from the Rural Independent Group. As my colleague has said, when the local property tax was set up, a promise was made to people that improvements in services would be made. It now looks to me that they will be paying much more than what they paid initially and they do not have improved services. In rural areas they certainly have not benefitted from the local...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, line 27, after “shall” to insert “not”.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 4: In page 6, to delete lines 29 to 35.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: We are not allowed to have a question today. We certainly would have one if we were allowed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: Our names are not on that list.

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: Deputy O'Donoghue is on the way. I hope he will arrive on time as the debate is running slightly ahead of time. The Rural Independent Group welcomes the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to extend the Central Bank's "authorisation requirements to persons carrying on hire-purchase or consumer-hire business or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the committee for creating a slot so that we could bring in the SFPA this morning. This is something I have called for since it previously attended the committee and I welcome our witnesses. There is a crisis in the fishing industry which has been going on for quite some time. In the past 12 months, in particular, we have stumbled from one crisis to another, leading to what we have...