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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)
Michael Collins: Is the report referring to Shannonvale public to see what communications the EPA has made with Uisce Éireann to make improvements? Are they part of these 70 areas for improvement that have been recommended? Will the witnesses communicate this back to me?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)
Michael Collins: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction for the new classroom will commence for a school (details supplied). [30881/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: 352.To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to fund initiatives that encourage skilled Irish professionals, such as builders, teachers, doctors, and nurses, to return to Ireland from abroad by offering a five-year tax relief through the Special Assignee Relief Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35057/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: 353.To ask the Minister for Finance if the category of other fermented beverages that is, up to 15% ABV and includes mead will be added to the recent small cider producer excise relief scheme and the small brewery scheme, that have had this for 18 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35185/24]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: The debacle caused by the National Ambulance Service over the past weekend has to be seriously investigated. The NAS caused fury in counties Cork and Kerry when it announced further reduction of services covering these areas. This effectively was leaving no ambulance cover for the Skibbereen area on Mondays, no service in Castletownbere on Tuesdays, no day service in Clonakilty and Bantry...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He said this should never have happened. This is happening on a weekly basis in Cork county and, from what I hear, it is happening on a weekly basis nationally. The Taoiseach needs to step in immediately. Members of the public in Cork county and city, and nationally, deserve nothing less than a seven-day ambulance service that they can access in no...
- CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: I pay tribute to Apple, which has an incredible workforce of 6,000 - mainly in Cork. This is a big issue today. We praise the company for what it has done for the people. There are many ways this money could be spent. It is a bit like the Bible. We are spreading lots with our clothes. We should look at investment in nursing homes instead of closing them. We should reverse the decision...
- Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: It is envisaged the new Mental Health Bill will replace, reform and overhaul the Mental Health Act 2001. The Bill contains over 140 sections and introduces, for the first time, a robust system of registration, regulation and inspection of all mental health services, including community CAMHS. Will this happen, however? Every week, I hold clinics all over west Cork. I know from families,...
- Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: I fully support Sinn Féin's motion. Childcare is essential for society, aiding children's development and enabling parents to work. Ireland faces a childcare crisis, however, with high costs, limited availability and inadequate support for professionals. This crisis demands urgent reform. Affordable, accessible and reliable childcare is crucial for families and the economy. It...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: The main point of the changes being made in this criminal justice Bill is to address how young people who commit serious crimes like murder are sentenced. Specifically, it deals with the situations where someone commits a crime as a child but is sentenced after they reach the age of 18. We are speaking about the sentencing of young people. I was talking to a mother the other day on the...
- Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: I wish to express my sympathies to the family of Aoife Johnston and the families of many others who died in terrible circumstances. I support the motion. Those in our group have continuously highlighted serious concerns about the chronic overcrowding at UHL for several years, especially my colleague from Limerick Deputy O'Donoghue. The Minister for Health's neglect of this emergency has...
- Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: That individual is doing his best to make sure that these people have a home and that it is the same home they always had. We have a crisis here that needs to be looked at on a deeper level. It has not been looked at. It has been neglected and is causing major concern in my area.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (23 Jul 2024)
Michael Collins: 67.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31181/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (23 Jul 2024)
Michael Collins: 1996.To ask the Minister for Health if a marriage appointment for a couple can be expedited (details supplied). [31010/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Jul 2024)
Michael Collins: 2187.To ask the Minister for Health the reason the salary scale for clinical placement co-ordinators is not fully aligned with that of the clinical nurse manager 2 regarding the long-service increment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/24]
- Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: The means test for the carer's allowance is a significant barrier for many carers who need financial support. Currently, there are 299,128 carers in Ireland but only 96,826 receive the carer's allowance. This means a large number of carers are missing out on essential financial support. Abolishing this test will ensure that all carers receive the assistance they deserve regardless of their...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: There is a major wastewater crisis in west Cork which is nothing short of a scandal. In Shannonvale near Clonakilty raw sewage is bursting out of the tanks into a now closed-off play park and seeping down to the waterway that feeds Clonakilty's mains water. This has been going on for 29 years. Dunmanway wastewater treatment plant has awaited upgrading for the past seven years. That led to...
- Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: I am communicating with them but I am not getting through. The purpose of this Bill is to ensure that digital health records are used safely and effectively to improve healthcare in Ireland. This is an extremely important issue. Maybe we have let it slip in the past number of years. We have not kept up to speed with what was going on around the world. Something that has been making...
- Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)
Michael Collins: This Bill aims to improve company rules set out in the Companies Act 2014 by enhancing corporate governance, ensuring companies follow regulations, streamlining daily operations and managing insolvency cases. It promises better management, increased transparency and stronger oversight. However, it may face challenges in its implementation and arising from additional costs for companies....
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Michael Collins: In recent days, I see Bertie Ahern had a secret meeting with Simon Harris. It is little wonder that he taught him about leaks and spins. Leaks usually come out of Fianna Fáil but they are now starting to come out of Fine Gael, with the leaks we had in recent weeks relating to the budget. It is like a bucket with no ass in it. At one time, when the budget took place nobody knew until...