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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the reason pay parity for staff working in residential homes caring for children has not been addressed (details supplied). [5719/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: At Cork County Council level there was shock and dismay at the announcement that the Dursey cable car will have to be suspended due to emergency repairs needed from 1 April until November 2022. This, coupled with An Taisce and some crowd called BirdWatch Ireland forcing a judicial review on planning given recently for a €10 million community development scheme, is leaving locals who...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: No, I am talking about the Dursey cable car being closed for the summer months.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: Yes. There is a local solution that could be accommodated by all if there were funds for it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: I am quite happy to do that. There might be a ferry service provided while the cable car is closed so that tourism can continue in Dursey Island, which is of huge importance.

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: The members of the Women of Honour group must be respected after years of abuse in the Defence Forces and a full commission of investigation must be set up. These women were treated shockingly. A proper investigation is required. It should be one where no areas are hidden. A situation where people cannot get the truth out should not be allowed. To be quite honest, this matter sounds as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he misled the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on 8 December 2021 by claiming that an e-tender for the position of the independent chair of the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 would be uploaded online via the e-tendering public procurement process yet ultimately invited a small number of hand-picked...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the steps undertaken in the tendering process leading to the appointment of the independent chairperson of the three-year review of the abortion legislation; if the position was advertised publicly as the Minister assured the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on 8 December 2021 would happen; the way that it meets the requirements of an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (8 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: 786. To ask the Minister for Health when the commitment to publicly fund IVF treatment in Ireland will be honoured by becoming law, given that Ireland is the only European Union country not to offer State funding for assisted reproduction even though the World Health Organisation recognises infertility as a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6648/22]

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: A rise in the minimum wage is a great idea in a perfect world but in a situation where many employers are caught tight, it is not such an ideal thought. Many employers are telling me they cannot afford it and this is something that needs to be factored in here. What will happen is that the employer will pass on the minimum wage increase to the hard-pressed public. The Government, instead,...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: The purpose of the directive is to empower the competition authorities of member states to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. I have heard of a few problems from my constituents. One is a very serious problem that affects all industrial import and export businesses. As of July last year, all goods entering the EU from Britain and all...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: I am glad to get a chance to speak on this amendment, but it looks like it will not be accepted by the Minister. No amendments will be accepted, similar to what happened with the climate action Bill. It looks like it is going to be "my way or the highway" when it comes to the amendments. The discussion should be on the €100 subsidy. It goes nowhere near where it should have gone....

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: Yes, I am too. The Government forgot about the home helps in all this. We keep pushing and pushing. The bottom line is that the €100 subsidy is by no means enough. I urge the Minister to take on board many of the amendments put before him. Certainly, I will support those amendments. Again, it is time for a mini-budget immediately in order to keep in touch with what is going on...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: At a meeting of Cork County Council's west Cork municipal district last Monday, the people of the Beara Peninsula were dealt a severe blow with the announcement by the council that the very popular Dursey Island cable car will be suspended from use for seven months from 1 April this year until November 2022. The council has carried out a structural review of the cable. It is deemed that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: I thank the Chair. I was in the Dáil. I heard the Chair was keeping a good eye on me. I will not repeat many of the questions that have already been raised. This is an interesting subject. In rural Ireland many farmers are very protective of the hedgerows and have been over the years. The problem is there are hedgerows in the farm but there are also hedgerows on the side of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: I welcome the witnesses and I apologise on behalf of all of us, but the votes take precedence when they happen and we have to attend. I grew up with wildlife such as birds, bees and butterflies. It was all part of nature and our bringing up and the love for wildlife was number one in my home. However, that was always done with co-operation and people used to ask to come on the land. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: Does BirdWatch Ireland not get any State funding outside of the grants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: Absolutely, but it is important to know where we are coming from, too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: I come from beautiful west Cork where a fabulous development is proposed that cleared planning recently. It will be super for our rural community to set up a lovely community centre. From what I gather - the witnesses can claim I am in the wrong - from media reports this week, An Taisce and BirdWatch Ireland have opposed this and gone for a judicial review. It will be a disaster for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: That is fine. Those are the questions I want to-----