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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Collins: 662. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the process used by his Department to select suitable accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the standards which must be met; if all current accommodation that is being used meets these standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Collins: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37084/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Michael Collins: My questions are brief as some have been asked already. The Minister stated that the new office will encourage fairness and transparency in the agrifood sector, which is a good news story. The information I have indicates that the board will be appointed by the Minister and consist of a chairperson and five ordinary members. Will the Minister appoint the board directly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister. There were several protests by farmers outside factories a number of years ago. Many people felt very annoyed that a lot of profit was being made from animal parts that the farmer did not seem to benefit from. Will the new office have the power to enter into factories and check this out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Michael Collins: Will the new office have the powers to go into factories to investigate matters? As I said, there were a lot of rumours outside the factory gates from farmers who sold cattle and felt animal parts were being sold on for a hell of a lot more profit than they received. It is something farmers felt very aggrieved about at the time. Is it possible that the new office will have the power to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Jul 2022)

Michael Collins: 542. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if foster care children will be included in the back-to-school allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39144/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Michael Collins: 543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will exclude family means testing for persons who can qualify for the carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39145/22]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: This commission was established in June 2015 to investigate certain transactions, activities and management decisions at the IBRC. The report of the commission of investigation on the transaction in relation to Siteserv and principles and policies within IBRC on the interest rates was published by the Taoiseach on Wednesday, 7 September 2022. I ask the Ministers of State what has changed...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: The crisis this country finds itself in is mainly down to bad Government decisions. The Government has gone to lengths to blame everyone but itself through this recession. The Rural Independent Group has been warning of this shocking recession coming. Instead of taking fast action, the Government has thrown gallons of petrol on the fire. The carbon tax that was heaped on the people of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this Topical Issues debate, which is a huge issue for the people of Cork South-West. The Minister of State will be well aware of the recent recommendation from the Mental Health Commission to reduce the number of beds in the Bantry Centre for Mental Health Care and Recovery from 18 to 11. This is a huge retrograde step for mental health services in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: Despite costly inspectorial reports and recommendations, this centre has had no financial input over the years. The service is vital in catering for mental health care and recovery for a huge population, comprising over 180,000 people. I commend the staff in the unit, who must be working under pressure because there has been no investment in the centre. Now they are worried about their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: I am sorry but it is making people very angry. People are very angered over this in Cork South-West.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: I might need Bantry hospital myself.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: Last week's recommendation from the Mental Health Commission to drastically reduce beds in Bantry General Hospital's mental health unit from 18 to 11 is a huge retrograde step for mental health services in west Cork. The hospital covers a population of 180,000 from Castletownbere to Kinsale, as well as parts of Kerry. Following its inspection in 2019, the Mental Health Commission found the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: We only have hours to save the beds.

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: The question here is whether An Bord Pleanála is fit for purpose. Is it just another quango of politically-appointed cronies on excessive salaries acting unlawfully and costing the taxpayer millions in legal costs? Why would the Minister allow An Bord Pleanála to carry out an internal review, which in other words means it is investigating itself? How much did the senior counsel...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: This simply is not working. The Minister of State will probably say that he was going to stand up and say that anyway. However, I know that it is not working on the ground. The people of my constituency are telling me that retrofitting and the warmer homes scheme are not working. The funny thing is, if we go back 15, 16 or 17 years to when the Government rolled out the scheme initially...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — as a direct consequence of haywire Government-induced energy policies, Ireland is the worst-prepared country in Europe for an energy crisis, and the possibility of rolling blackouts this winter would not only be catastrophic but is a very real prospect; — the lack of a coherent Government energy policy to provide...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: The Minister of State should be ashamed of himself. He needs to go back to his roots.