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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 7: In page 12, line 17, to delete “on the balance of probabilities” and substitute “beyond a reasonable doubt”. The issue comes down to whether the innocence of a fisherman is taken into account. When we were talking about the proposed change from 30 to 60 days the Minister said we do not want to delay the application of points. That is...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I challenge this amendment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 9: In page 14, to delete lines 26 to 29 and substitute the following: “15J.(1) Subject to subsection (2), points assigned by the Authority to a master who is an Irish citizen are suspended when any appeal is pending and shall be deemed fully revoked upon successful outcome of any such proceedings, in respect of the infringement concerned.”. This...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 11: In page 17, line 17, after “fee” to insert “(not exceeding €25)”. In the event of this very unjust Bill being passed by the Dáil, every fisherman and fisherwoman will have the right to appeal his or her conviction, especially if he or she is in the right. I asked the Minister about the recent near ramming incident off...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I find this astonishing, to be honest. The sea-fisheries Bill is going through but it does not have a set fee for people who want to appeal their conviction and penalty points. The Minister says he wants to be reasonable. He could not be more reasonable than by including a figure of €25. My worry is that while this Minister might want to be reasonable, the next Minister might not...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 12: In page 17, line 23, to delete “30 working days” and substitute “60 working days”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: I fully agree with Deputy Browne in his question to the Minister. What is a serious infringement? I was talking about the near-ramming incident off Castletownbere earlier this year. Would that be deemed as a penalty point infringement under the laws that stand in other European countries? On several occasions I asked were penalty points applied to the Spanish trawler that day when it was...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: The Minister referred to a determination penal. First, who is that made up of? Second, it has been set on rules based in Europe. Some European countries have different rules in comparison with others. Who will have the final say on whether a fisherman has committed a minor infringement or a serious infringement? That is a serious issue. Who will have that final say? Is the panel made...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...